Flight Lieutenant Frank Gerald Craven Weare MC (15 June 1896 – 6 July 1971) was a British World War I flying ace credited with fifteen aerial victories in forty days.
[3] Weare attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst as a "Gentlemen Cadet", and on 20 October 1915 received a commission as a second lieutenant in the York and Lancaster Regiment.
His citation read: On 1 May 1919 Weare was again appointed a temporary captain,[12] and on 1 August was granted a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force as a lieutenant,[13] becoming a flying officer when the RAF adopted its own system of ranks soon after.
In July 1920, during the annual RAF Pageant, Weare took part in a cross-country race between six Avro 504 aircraft, taking an early lead, and eventually winning.
The race took place over a triangular course of about 100 miles (160 km), beginning and ending at Waddon Aerodrome, with all competitors flying the Bristol F.2 Fighter.
[18] Weare had become engaged to Eleanor Rachel Cherry-Downes in November 1923,[19] and they were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, on 30 April 1924.