Flying Marines

1. Name	John Newton SNOW
2. Date Commissioned	1 September 1933
3. Date retired	Killed in flying accident 12 October 1938
4. Rank	Lieutenant RM
5. Awarded wings	May 1938
6. Flying schools	R.A.F. Leuchars 12 September 1937
7. Aircraft types flown	Fighters. Hart Variants. Gladiator. Skua
8. Squadrons	803 Sqdn. Furious. 23 August 1938
9. Aircraft Carriers	Furious 23 August 1938
10. Senior Appointments	None
11.Decorations	None
12. General	After initial RM Courses and fifteen months in HMS Amphion, Lieut Snow took up flying on the same course as McIver (12 September 1937). Having completed his training and obtained his wings he was serving in HMS Furious. On 12 October 1938 he was approaching the ship to land on when he lost speed, stalled and spun into the sea and was killed.
13. R.A.F Rank	Flying Officer 12 September 1937