Stanley Cockerell
Stanley Cockerell | |
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Frank Crossley Griffiths Broome (left) and Stanley Cockerell before their start in Vickers Vimy Commercial G-EAAV in 1920 to fly to the Cape. | |
| Born | 9 February 1895 Wood Green, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 29 November 1940 (aged 45) Sunbury on Thames, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | 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. He later became a test pilot for Vickers and attempted the first flight from Cairo to Cape Town.