- First Name(s):FrancisSamuel
- Surname:LANGSTON
- Service Number:141691
- Rank:
Flying Officer/Navigator
- Conflict:WW2
- Service:Air Force
- Air Force:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Air Force Unit:158 Squadron
- Former Units:None
- Date of Death:11th April 1944
- Age At Death:
- Place of Death:Unknown
- Place of Burial:Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard, France, Row B. Collective Grave 20-24.
- Place of Birth:Unknown
- Home Town:Unknown
- Casualty's Relatives:Unknown
LANGSTON Francis Samuel Is Named On These Memorials
Further Information About LANGSTON Francis Samuel
The birth of Francis Samuel Langston is registered in the June Quarter 1921 under the Evesham Registration District, mother’s maiden name: Lafford.
The following information has been researched by and is courtesy of Peter Stewart:
Francis was born in Evesham, Worcestershire and joined the Birmingham City Police on Monday 18th December 1939 immediately upon leaving Evesham Grammar School. Leaving the Police service on Monday 16th February 1942, Francis joined the R.A.F. being promoted from Pilot Officer to Flying Officer on Friday 26th September 1943.
He was married to Joan Emerson Greaves of 31, Greenfields Drive, Harrogate, Leeds on Wednesday 8th December 1943.
Military Service
Flying Officer / SN: 141691
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group: No. 4 Bomber Command
Squadron: 158 Squadron RAF (“Strength in Unity”)
Airfield: RAF Station Lissett
Aircraft: Handley Page Halifax Mk BIII – MZ542/Markings NP-Z
Trade: Navigator
Deceased: Age 23
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft
Perished with fellow crew members.
Shot Down By A Night Fighter at Loeuilly 8 Miles East of Poix-De-La-Somme during a Raid on the Tergnier Marshalling Yards
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Credits: Photograph of Francis Langston courtesy and copyright of Peter Stewart.