JOHN WESTON, THE "GRANDFATHER OF AVIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA"

dc.creator	J.J. Oberholzer
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:36Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:36Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/3-6-952
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/2da4697b8f69454f8f1adeb0c2d0709a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9132
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/2da4697b8f69454f8f1adeb0c2d0709a
dc.description	In "Militaria" 2/1 (1970) mention was made of M. J. L. Weston, D.Sc., F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A., A.I.E.E. in relation to the training of our first military aircraft pilots and the proposed establishment of a South African Air Force as well as a South African Flying School (p. 14 et seq). He was a consulting engineer and one of the foremost stalwarts in the field of civil and military aviation and the manufacture of aircraft in our country. Dr. Weston directed a request at the beginning of 1913, as mentioned in this publication, to the then Under Secretary for Defence, with a view to acquiring the authority to train military aircraft pilots, but without success.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/952
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 3, Iss 6 (2012)
dc.subject	M. J. L. Weston
dc.subject	training of our first military aircraft pilots
dc.subject	establishment of a South African Air Force
dc.subject	South African Flying School
dc.subject	civil and military aviation
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	JOHN WESTON, THE "GRANDFATHER OF AVIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA"
dc.type	Article