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Identity
Person No.
12949
Service No.
117616
Last Name
Langton 7
First Name
Arthur Beaumont Chudleigh
Initials
A B C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1912 (±1 yr) 352
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
27 November 1942 114
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,514
Killed in aircraft accident, spun in Maidugeri on delivery, in Lockheed B-34 Ventura II #6096
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
23 Squadron 24
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Nigeria 19
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
MAIDUGURI CEMETERY 3
Grave Reference
European Sec. Coll. grave 2. 3
Coordinates
11.85564, 13.16083 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Arthur H. Langton and Alice E. M. Langton, of Isipingo Beach, Natal, South Africa. Played for South Africa Cricket team in 1939.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "23 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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