Langworthy, Alfred Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alfred Leslie |
Surname | Langworthy |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 10-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Henry and Kathleen Mary Langworthy, of Cheriton, Folkestone. Husband of Dorothy Mary Elizabeth Langworthy, of Cheriton, Folkestone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR664 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cheriton (St. Martin) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3772. |
Epitaph | THE DAY THOU GAVEST, LORD IS ENDED" FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 53279 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | National Cycle Route 66, adjacent to River Ouse, Skelton, nr York, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Halifax Bomber HR664, lost near Skelton, 10th January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-01-1944 |
End Date | 10-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- check dual flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed two minutes after takeoff, inverted, into the River Ouse NW of York. |