Stanley Vincent

Air Vice Marshal Stanley Vincent
Air Vice Marshal Vincent in 1945
Born(1897-04-07)7 April 1897
Hampstead, London
Died13 March 1976(1976-03-13) (aged 78)
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1915–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–50)
Years of service1915–1950
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsNo. 11 (Fighter) Group (1948–50)
No. 221 Group (1944–45)
No. 13 (Fighter) Group (1943–44)
No. 226 (Fighter) Group (1942)
RAF North Weald (1941)
RAF Northolt (1937, 1940–41)
No. 84 Squadron (1933–35)
No. 41 Squadron (1931–33)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Other workEastern Area Commandant Royal Observer Corps (1954–65)

Air Vice Marshal Stanley Flamank Vincent, CB, DFC, AFC, DL (7 April 1897 – 13 March 1976) was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and later a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was the only RFC/RAF pilot to shoot down enemy aircraft in both world wars.