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Frank Bethwaite
Frank Bethwaite DFC, OAM (26 May 1920, Wanganui, New Zealand – 12 May 2012) was a boat designer, author and Olympic meteorologist.
Biography.
Bethwaite built his first boat (a 16 ft sailing canoe) as a teenager. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War, becoming a flight instructor and test pilot before flying bombing missions over the Pacific during 1944 and 1945. He rose to the rank of squadron leader and was awarded
Mark Bethwaite
Francis Mark Bethwaite AM (born 20 March 1948) is an Australian sailor. He competed for Australia at two Olympic Games, 1972 and 1976, in the Flying Dutchman class.
He is the son of pilot, yachtsman, yacht designer and meteorologist Frank Bethwaite and the brother of fellow dual Olympian Nicky Bethwaite.
A civil engineer, he has served on the boards of many Australian companies.
External links.
- Profile at the Australian Olympic Committee