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night of 21 July 1950 he and his wife were attacked by intruders on their farm near
Harrismith. John Weston was badly injured and died three days later at the age of 78

years. His wife recovered and died in 1967 at the age of 92 years.

Evelyn “Bok” Driver had the distinction of inaugurating air mail services in two

different countries. At the outbreak of the Great War he joined the SAAC and saw
service in South West Africa. He was then seconded to the RFC and the RNAS and was

decorated. He later developed rheumatoid arthritis and gave up flying. He died on 22
July 1946 on his farm in Natal at the age of 64 years. Many of his progeny became

aviators and two of his great-grandsons are currently flying heavy passenger jets.

Major Allister Miller made a career in civil aviation in South Africa. After two early

ventures he entered Parliament in 1924 where he lobbied in support of civil aviation. He
encouraged the formation of flying clubs, and gave flying demonstrations. During the

Second World War he served in the SAAF and commanded several flying schools. He

died in 1951 at the age of 59 years. The road to the airport in his home town of Port
Elizabeth is named after him.

Capt. Reinhold Ferdinand Caspareuthus was the only South African pilot to hold the

rank of Senior Master Pilot in Imperial Airways. Throughout World War 2 he flew for
BOAC, as Imperial Airways became known after 1939. He retired in 1946 and moved

to East Africa where he founded an air charter company, later transferring to the

Directorate of Civil Aviation. After finally retiring in 1959 he settled in Durban and
died there in 1991 at the age of 92 years.

After the dissolution of Aviation Ltd. the Solomon brothers took over the first of three

garages they were to manage in Muizenberg, one of which later became a ten-pin
bowling alley, and later still the venue of the Masque Theatre. Shirley joined a real

estate company, but Frank carried on in the motor business. At the start of the Second

War Frank joined the SAAF and was made Adjutant of Wingfield Air Station. His
service was cut short for medical reasons. After the war he made his home in Heathfield