Paul Norman

Paul Norman (September 1951 – 27 June 2004) was a British scientist who served as Chief Scientist for Detection and Protection at the Ministry of Defence's laboratory at Porton Down, Wiltshire. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1997. Norman was considered a pioneer against the use of biological weapons and chemical weapons.

Norman was an experienced parachutist, having completed over 1200 dives, and was a parachute instructor. Two others died on the scene of the accident, one other member of the party died later in hospital. His death was declared accidental in August 2007