John Gunn (born 26 February 1925[citation needed]) is an Australian writer, sailor and aviator.
[1] He entered the Royal Australian Naval College as a cadet-midshipman in 1939.
[2] In 1946 he began training as a Fleet Air Arm pilot, serving in England and the Mediterranean.
[2] He returned to Australia in 1949 and attended Sydney University, aborting the study of medicine to start a family.
[2] Gunn and his young family moved to England, where he began his writing career.