Owen James Truelove (24 October 1937 – 14 November 2006) was the first man to fly from the United Kingdom to New Zealand with a motor glider.
Truelove had served in the RAF (reaching the Rank of Air Commodore), as an Aeronautical and Weapons Engineer, on the Vulcan and Hunter.
His service took him to Aden, United States and Cyprus as well as London and Lincolnshire.
Following his retirement from the RAF he worked as a consultant in the Defence and Logistics Industry.
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