Faith Margaret Ellen Bennett (12 May 1903 – 1969) was a British actress and Air Transport Auxiliary pilot during the Second World War.
She took these lessons alongside her acting career, earning both a British aviator's certificate and an American flying license (the couple moved to the U.S. briefly while Charles worked for Universal Studios).
[1] On 8 July 1941, Bennett joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA)[1] and eventually reached the rank of Pilot First Officer.
in December that year, and only two days later was forced to make a crash landing due to poor weather and a stalled engine.
[8] A photograph of Faith Bennett at the controls of a Lockheed Hudson bomber featured on a commemorative £1.85 stamp, part of a set of Unsung Heroes – Women of WWII, issued by the Royal Mail in 2022.