Pavel Beneš (14 June 1894 in Prague – 31 May 1956 in Prague)[1] was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.
Beneš was first a founder and chief designer at Avia, along with Miroslav Hajn, in 1919.
The two began repairing planes in a workshop within the complex of an old sugar factory in Prague.
From 1923 to 1925, the two developed the BH-7, BH-9, and BH-11 monoplanes, launching the era of biplane fighters.
[4] In April 1935, he joined Jaroslav Mráz to form the Beneš-Mráz aircraft factory in Choceň.