Laurence Stark

Laurence 'Pinkie' Stark, (16 November 1920 – 1 August 2004) was a Royal Air Force pilot and Second World War flying ace. on 12 December, flying officer.

Stark shot down two Junkers Ju 88 bombers over France, one in October and the other on 2 November 1943. and another Fw 190, with 5½ victories and another aircraft destroyed on the ground he qualified as a flying ace. With the help of the French resistance he evaded capture and returned to England in a motor boat. and he continued flying in the RAF as a test pilot and in particular with the Blind Landing Experimental Unit performing automatic landing trials. and later became manager of Rochester Airport.