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Leslie Hamilton
Nickname(s)The Flying Gypsy
BornUnknown
Diedc. August 1927 (disappeared)
Mid Atlantic Ocean
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1916–1919
1920–1925
RankFlying Officer
UnitRoyal Engineers
No. 17 Squadron RAF
No. 150 Squadron RAF
No. 24 Squadron RAF
Battles/warsWorld War I
 • Macedonian front
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross
Order of the British Empire
Other workDisappeared in attempt to fly Atlantic Ocean from east to west.

Flying Officer Leslie Hamilton MBE, DFC, was a British First World War flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He disappeared while attempting the first non-stop east–west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. His Fokker F.VIIa, named St. Raphael, was last seen over the mid-Atlantic by oil tanker SS Josiah Macy.[1]

  1. ^ "Leslie Hamilton". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

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