On the completion of his navigator training, Stockwell was posted to No.

1 Squadron, which flew the B170 Bristol Freighter at that time.

[2] Stockwell's tenure ended on 1 May 2014, at which point he retired from the RNZAF following 41 years of service.

Stockwell went on to become CTC Aviation's (now L3Harris) managing director.

[3] Stockwell was awarded the Air Force Cross in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.