Allison Bennett
Sudbury, Maldives
Pilot
Allison Bennett is the first female water bomber pilot for the Ministry of Natural Resources. She began her career in aviation training at the Algonquin Flight Centre in North Bay.
Bennet’s work in aviation includes flight instruction in both North Bay and Timmins. She has also worked in fire detection as a birddog pilot in Dryden and Sudbury. Bennett has also flown as a medical pilot in Kapuskasing and provided charter flights in the Hearst area.
Bennett’s career in aviation has taken her to the Maldives, where she captained a twin Otter seaplane. She also played in the Maldives’ National Basketball tournament.
In 2019, Bennett became a qualified osteopathic manual practitioner.
Memories of… North Bay Aviation
When I attended West Ferris Secondary School, I was in “ST21” (a science and technology enrichment program). My career in aviation began there with Don Dell’s Introduction to Aviation. In fact my first job as a flight instructor in North Bay was to organize and fly with the West Ferris aviation class.
