Service Details
Name:
 LANGAARD
Given Name:
 CHRISTIAN KNUT
Initials:
 C K
Service No:
 98601
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 4 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-05-10
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Date of Birth:
 1919-03-15
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Lost in H.M. Hospital Ship Ramb IV
Decorations:
 War Cross (Norway)
Additional
Information:
Son of K. C. and Elisif Langaard, of Skien, Norway. 4 Squadron: Tomohawk IIb: AK555 Lt CK Langaard badly burnt s/d 11:30 over sea by Bf109's?: b/o 16km NW of Gazala (Derna grid 353459). Reached coast by dinghy.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 267.

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