Lieutenant John Geoffrey Sadler Candy (19 February 1897–11 May 1955) was a World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 flying ace

Flying ace

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

 credited with six aerial victories. He served in the Royal Air Force through 1946.

Candy was assigned to 19 Squadron to fly a SPAD

Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés

SPAD was a French aircraft manufacturer between 1911 and 1921. Its SPAD S.XIII biplane was the most popular French fighter airplane in World War I.-Deperdussin:...

. He began his scoring streak on 26 August 1917; in cooperation with Alexander Pentland

Alexander Pentland

Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley Pentland MC, DFC, AFC , known as "Jerry" Pentland, was an Australian fighter ace in World War I. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he commenced service as a Lighthorseman with the Australian Imperial Force in 1915, and saw action at Gallipoli...

 and three other pilots, he destroyed a DFW

Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke

Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke, usually known as DFW was a German aircraft manufacturer of the early twentieth century. It was established by Bernhard Meyer and Erich Thiele at Lindenthal in 1910, and initially produced Farman designs under licence, later moving on to the Etrich Taube and eventually to...

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

Frederick Sowrey

Major Frederick Sowrey began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He was most noted for his first victory, when he shot down Zeppelin L32 during its bombing raid on England...

, and two other pilots. On 9 October, he teamed with Sowrey and Hewat to drive down an Albatros

Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Albatros-Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German airforces during World War I.The company was based in Johannisthal, Berlin, where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiener on December 20, 1909. It produced some of the most capable fighter aircraft...

 recon plane. After another shared win on 11 November 1917, two days later, he cooperated with Albert Desbrisay Carter

Albert Desbrisay Carter

Albert Desbrisay Carter DSO & Bar was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with 28 victories.-Early life and career:Albert Desbrisay Carter was born in Point de Bute, New Brunswick....

 in the destruction of an Albatros D.V

Albatros D.V

|-See also:-Bibliography:*Bennett, Leon. Gunning for the Red Baron. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. ISBN 1-58544-507-X....

. His sixth win, on 29 December 1917, was a solo one, when he drove down another D.V.

Candy continued in the Royal Air Force after war's end, becoming a squadron leader in 1928. He retired on 12 September 1937, only to be recalled to duty on 25 August 1939. He finally retired for good on 26 January 1946.

Candy died near Littlehampton

Littlehampton

Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton and east of the county town of Chichester....

, Sussex, England on 11 May 1955.