John Candy (RAF officer)

John Geoffrey Sadler Candy, DFC (19 February 1897 – 11 May 1955) was a British aviator, military officer, and flying ace credited with six aerial victories during the First World War.

He began his scoring streak on 26 August 1917; in cooperation with Alexander Pentland and three other pilots, he destroyed a DFW reconnaissance aircraft over Moorseele.

On 30 September, he once again had help in driving down a German two-seater down out of control; on that occasion from Richard Alexander Hewat, Frederick Sowrey, and two other pilots.

After another shared win on 11 November 1917, two days later, he cooperated with Albert Desbrisay Carter in the destruction of an Albatros D.V.

[21] On 2 September 1933, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, he married Eileen Marcella Going, the elder daughter of Dr. R. M. Going, of Tollbridge.

[23] He is buried with his wife (died 3 July 1954) at St Margaret's Church, Angmering, West Sussex.