Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst Jr. (July 1887 – June 11, 1912) was a pioneer aviator who was killed in an aircrash with Al Welsh piloting.

[2] Leighton Jr. was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

[3] Although protocol for funerals for officers of his rank called only for the participation of a platoon of infantry, the entire garrison at Fort Myer including all the Army's aviators turned out for the ceremony, while a squadron of the 15th Cavalry and battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery provided the honor escort.

[5] Hazelhurst Field, New York, a major flying training center during World War I, was named for him.

The two US Army aviators to die before him were Thomas Etholen Selfridge and George Edward Maurice Kelly.