John Weston (pioneer aviator and motor caravanner), Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Weston (pioneer aviator and motor caravanner)

South African aviator

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1873

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1950

Profession: engineer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Weston (born Maximilian John Ludwick Weston) was a South African aeronautical engineer, pioneer aviator, farmer and soldier.
He travelled extensively in a motor caravan (RV) that he designed and built himself. Weston was a pioneer of aviation in South Africa.
In 1911, Weston founded the Aeronautical Society of South Africa.
The Society hosts a bi-annual memorial lecture in his honour.