Jonathan Ferguson (1915 – 1974) was an Irish electrical technician who worked as a scientific civil servant in the Ministries of Aircraft Production and Supply.

[6] He then joined British Thomson-Houston to work on switchgear and, from there, became a technical assistant at the Ministry of Aircraft Production.

In May 1943, he joined the Air Transport Auxiliary and flew warplanes for the RAF as a ferry pilot until October 1945, logging about a thousand flight hours.

His mother Jessie Ferguson made a statutory declaration on 7 January 1958 in support of her son.

[5] He was then a Chief Experimental Officer in the Ministry of Supply, working on aircraft research and development and the change did not affect his position.