Stanley Cockerell


Stanley Cockerell

Frank Crossley Griffiths Broome (left) and Stanley Cockerell before their start in Vickers Vimy Commercial G-EAAV in 1920 to fly to the Cape.
Born9 February 1895
Wood Green, Middlesex, England
Died29 November 1940(1940-11-29) (aged 45)
Sunbury on Thames, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
RankCaptain
UnitNo. 24 Squadron RFC, No. 50 (Home Defence) Squadron RFC, No. 112 Squadron RAF, No. 78 (Home Defence) Squadron RAF, No. 151 Squadron RAF
AwardsAir 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.