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Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
Hello
On December 24, 1943, a Proctor crashes close to Madley. On board was Sergeant Louis Langlois (FAF), wireless operator and a pilot. I'm looking for the name of the pilot who belonged to the RAF and the serial of the plane. Thank's in advance Best regards Franck |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
Thanks again Col
Best regards Franck |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
Franck
The aircraft crashed into a mountainside 1 mile west of Llangorse Lake (nearest place is called Cathedine, Breconshire) The pilot's full name was Frederick Charles Mison (24 year old from RCAF) Do you know what happened to Louis R Langois' (22 years old) body? He must have been buried somewhere in England, but where? Also was he taken to France after the war? B Rgds Stig |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
The usual fate of French WWII dead in Great Britain was to be taken to their French home town after the war, but I can't find anything on Langlois' grave on my usual web sources.
Here is his card in the SGA database listing WWII dead: http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defe...58540&debut=20 As a deceased member of the "Forces aériennes françaises en Grande-Bretagne" (French air forces in Great Britain), a file should be held on him by the Service Historique de la Défense, but I only have data for people starting with letters A and B, I never had time to continue this files. |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
Thank You Laurent
Good to see he is not completely forgotten! Perhaps I should have said this is quite a bit outside my comfort zone, since I usually don't follow individuals. But since my source (Colin Cummings) Clipped Wings Vol 3 is puzzled what happened to him, it seems there is nothing valid about him in England either, I thought I should try my "luck" here. Anyone else who can contribute to what happened to poor Langlois after his death? B Rgds Stig |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
You can find the reference of Langlois' file in SHD in the following link:
http://www.servicehistorique.sga.def...%20en%20GB.pdf His individual loss file is in box 4D 19446. |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
Thanks again Laurent
However it does not give me anything further unless I go down there myself. Since my French is, should we say, lousy, I doubt I will understand much of it anyway. B RGds Stig |
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Re: Loss of a Proctor at Madley on the 24th of December, 1943
Thanks a lot to all for the different answers
Best regards Franck |
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