Leslie John NORTON

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NORTON, Leslie John

Service Numbers:	432248, Naval Officer
Enlisted:	5 December 1942
Last Rank:	Sub Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Navy
Born:	Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1924
Home Town:	Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Pilot
Died:	Aircraft accident, Schofields, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales D D 15
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement
5 Dec 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 432248, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots
17 Jun 1945:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy
17 Jun 1945:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant
29 Nov 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Naval Officer, Royal Australian Navy

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Leslie John Norton joined the RAAF as a fighter pilot in December 1942 and served in a RAAF Spitfire Squadron until June 1945 when he transferred to the RAN Fleet Air Arm

Sub Lieutenant Leslie John Norton of 801 Squadron lost his life in a Seafire XV whilst doing an air display at Schofields

The accident was initially blamed on pilot error, but an investigation found that at high speeds the Seafire was subject to aileron reversal which could result in wing spar failure.

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