Norman Leslie Robert Franks (1940 – 21 May 2023) was an English militaria writer who specialised in aviation topics.
He focused on the pilots and squadrons of World Wars I and II.
He was an Organisation and Methods Officer with the Nationwide Building Society in London before he retired.
He was a consultant for the Channel 4 television series Dogfight: The Mystery of the Red Baron.
He was also one of the founding members of the Cross and Cockade society for World War I aviation historians, which was formed in 1970, and a member of Over the Front, the league of World War I aviation historians.