Henry Lafont (born 10 August 1920 in Cahors; died 2 December 2011) was a French aviator. He was the last surviving French veteran of the Battle of Britain.Lafont was born in Cahors, France on 10 August 1920. Attracted by flying, he obtained his pilot's licence and in November 1938 entered the Armée de l'Air flying school at Istres. When the Armistice was signed on 22 June 1940, Lafont was just finishing a course at the Fighter School at La Sénia airfield near Oran, Algeria.