Langford, Patrick Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Patrick Wilson |
Surname | Langford |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Wilson Langford and Olive Mary Langford, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1450 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 7. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 61 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/1631 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Zagan, Lubusz Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stones |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lotników Alianckich 45, 68-100 Zagan Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Board & Framed Photos |
Memorial Text | Pamietamy bohaterom alianckich lotnikow officerom rozstrzelanych przez Gestapo |
Location | Rural location, Zagan, Lubusz Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stones |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Miscellaneous Information
One of the Great Escapers. Executed 31/3/44 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 29-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter on July 28/29, 1942 , he was one of two survivors |