F/L William Laurie LANG 72296, killed 27/10/41
 

Hello everyone

Can anyone give me details for the loss of this Flying Instructor and his pupil, killed whilst training in October 1941 in Oxfordshire?

There's a biography of him on the Christ Church College Oxford memorial website, including his pre-war RAF career, but the only details they have for the actual accident are that they crashed at an Oxfordshire airfield in foggy conditions.

Regards

Simon

Re: F/L William Laurie LANG 72296, killed 27/10/41
 

Difficult to track down but now have details

Lang died in following incident

27.10.41 Oxford I N6293 15 FTS 1 m NW of Upper Heyford Collision
27.10.41 Proctor lA P6064 755 Sqn 1 m NW of Upper Heyford Collision

He is down as Laing in Death Register (incorrectly) he was in the Oxford I also believe he may have been flying with Lieutenant Gregory Rupert Sims #105498 of King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) who is adjacent to him on Death Register

In the Proctor lA were Ty/Act/Sub Lieutenant Dudley M JONES killed
Naval Airman 2c Alfred G DAVIS # FAA/SFX 2207 also killde

Re: F/L William Laurie LANG 72296, killed 27/10/41
 

Many thanks indeed Paul, that's exactly the info I was looking for.

I did wonder why I couldn't find him on FreeBMD, but as you found he's registered as 'Laing' in Ploughley District.

regards

Simon