Paul Bennet

Paul Bennet is an Australian aerobatic pilot, born in 1973 in Taree, New South Wales. He has placed first in the Australian Aerobatic Championships in both the Advanced and the Unlimited categories, and he is also a well known international airshow performer who has flown a wide range of aircraft. He grew up in Old Bar near Taree, trained as a shipwright, and went on to manage a fibreglass and composite supplies company. In 2005 he founded Paul Bennet Airshows, which offers air show management and air displays. His competition mount, a Wolf Pitts Pro biplane originally built for an American owner, is reported to produce more than 400 horsepower and to roll at 350 degrees per second, and his display collection includes vintage warbirds such as a Hawker Sea Fury and a Vought F4U Corsair.