John Stewart-Jervis

John Stewart-Jervis was a British pilot with a remarkable and adventurous background, having volunteered for the Royal Navy at a young age and later becoming a pilot after World War II. His thrilling life included surviving being shot down during the Arab-Israeli conflict and later relocating to the United States, where he took up helicopter flying and ballooning. He gained notoriety due to the tragic circumstances of his death when his balloon was shot down by Belarusian military forces during the 1995 Gordon Bennett Cup race.