Stanley Cockerell | |
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Born | 9 February 1895 Wood Green, Middlesex, England |
Died | 29 November 1940 Sunbury on Thames, England | (aged 45)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | No. 24 Squadron RFC, No. 50 (Home Defence) Squadron RFC, No. 112 Squadron RAF, No. 78 (Home Defence) Squadron RAF, No. 151 Squadron RAF |
Awards | Air Force Cross Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre |
Captain Stanley Cockerell AFC (9 February 1895 – 29 November 1940) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1] He later became a test pilot for Vickers and attempted the first flight from Cairo to Cape Town.