| Monty Burton | |
| Birth Name: | Roland Louis Ernest Burton |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Forest Gate London |
| Death Place: | France |
| Nickname: | Monty |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 28.09.1937 - 1958 |
| Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Branch: | Royal Air Force |
| Servicenumber: | 50530 |
| Awards: | Air Force Cross |
Roland Louis Ernest Burton AFC and Bar (known as Monty Burton) (18 May 1918 – 28 April 1999) was a British pilot who won the 1953 London to Christchurch air race.
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.