Monty Burton

Flight Lieutenant Burton became the first man^[1] to fly from London to New Zealand in under 24 hours, when with his navigator Flight Lieutenant Don Gannon he won the 1953 London to Christchurch air race in a Canberra PR3 in 1953, winning the Britannia Trophy, now in the RAF Museum, Hendon.^[2][3]

Burton married Joan Evans (1942) and they had two daughters and a son. One of his daughters Jocelyn Burton became a successful silver and goldsmith. His son Michael Burton (1949–2011) was also a talented silversmith. Burton retired to France where he died on 29 April 1999.

• British Pathe, 12.000 Mile Air Race 1953
• British Pathe, London Christchurch Air Race 1953, prizes awarded
• Press notes