Flight Lt JG Owen
John Griffith Owen
- Rank
- Flight Lt
- Honours
- DFC
- Squadron
- No 37 Squadron
- School
- local high school, Ladysmith, Natal (not named)
- Fate
- Killed in a flying accident, 13 October 1943
From the book
The Dreaded Telegram
Twenty-seven -year-old Flight Lt JG Owen DFC and three other pilots lost their lives on October 13th when their Nassau-based RAF Transport Command Martin Marauder caught fire during a training flight and crashed into the sea. John Griffith Owen, born in Ladysmith Natal, and educated at the local high school, was a gold prospector in Rhodesia. He volunteered for training in Rhodesia and commissioned as a “Pilot Officer on probation” on December 25th, 1940. One of at least 15 South African airmen who served on 37 Squadron, Owen was flying Wellingtons in North Africa when his “Distinguished Flying Cross” award was announced in “The London Gazette” on April 7th, 1942. That issue listed awards to 18 South African airmen and included a “Distinguished Service Order”, 11 “Distinguished Flying Cross’s” and 6 “Distinguished Flying Medals”.