John Francis Durban WESTON

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WESTON, John Francis Durban

Service Number:	252
Enlisted:	17 January 1938
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 2 Service Flying Training School Forest Hill
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 April 1917
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1940, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Cremated at Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

17 Jan 1938:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 252, No. 2 Service Flying Training School Forest Hill
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 252

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Avro Anson aircraft R3540 of 2 Service Flying Training School crashed at RAAF Wagga Wagga, NSW

The aircraft broke up in flight - a steep dive leading to partial structural collapse followed by an uncontrollable spiral to the ground. Collapse of the main structure occurred near the ground.

All crewmen were killed:

Leading Aircraftman Leslie Robert Taylor 407084

Leading Aircraftman James Oliver Borain 404011

Flying Officer John Francis Durban Weston 252 (Pilot) - son of Walter Cyril and Marion Elizabeth Weston of Edgecliff, NSW

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