
Martin was born in 1948. He joined the Royal Dutch Airforce in 1967 where he became an ATCO on various airfields. He was even piloting light aircraft for a year. In 1970 he joined the european air traffic control organisation Eurocontrol,where he worked until 2003 as an air traffic controller. He has been drawing and doodling since 1951 and even published a cartoonbook (ATCartoons) during his active days. He is now retired and together with his lovely wife he enjoys his post-active life drawing,travelling and golfing.