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  • Stanley Vincent
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  • Air Vice Marshal Sir Stanley Flamank Vincent CB, DFC, AFC, DL, RAF (7 April 1897 – 13 March 1976) was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps 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. Stanley Vincent was born in Hampstead North London, on 7 April 1897, the son of Dr Charles Vincent, and Hannah Phillips. He was educated at Lancing College.
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serviceyears
  • 1915
Birth Date
  • 1897-04-07
death place
  • Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Name
  • Sir Stanley Vincent
Caption
  • Air Vice Marshal Vincent
Birth Place
  • Hampstead, London, England
Title
  • Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group
  • Air Officer Commanding No. 13 Group
  • Air Officer Commanding No. 221 Group
  • Air Officer Commanding No. 226 Group
Awards
  • *
death date
  • 1976-03-13
Rank
Image size
  • 200
Battles
  • *
Years
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1948
laterwork
  • Eastern Area Commandant Royal Observer Corps 1954 - 1965
abstract
  • Air Vice Marshal Sir Stanley Flamank Vincent CB, DFC, AFC, DL, RAF (7 April 1897 – 13 March 1976) was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps 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. Stanley Vincent was born in Hampstead North London, on 7 April 1897, the son of Dr Charles Vincent, and Hannah Phillips. He was educated at Lancing College.