Alfred Charles Langonet

Alfred Charles Langonet (1917–1973) was a highly regarded English violin maker and founder, along with his father Charles Francois 'Frank' Langonet, of the firm C. F. Langonet & Son. Last in line to the Langonet dynasty of violin makers, he was apprenticed to his father in the workshop at W. E. Hill & Sons before joining the RAF aged 19. Served with No. 209 Squadron RAF Coastal Command during WWII and was a rigger aboard the PBY Catalina that spotted the German battleship Bismarck.

Alfred Charles Langonet

Alfred Charles Langonet (1917–1973) was a highly regarded English violin maker and founder, along with his father Charles Francois 'Frank' Langonet, of the firm C. F. Langonet & Son. Last in line to the Langonet dynasty of violin makers, he was apprenticed to his father in the workshop at W. E. Hill & Sons before joining the RAF aged 19. Served with No. 209 Squadron RAF Coastal Command during WWII and was a rigger aboard the PBY Catalina that spotted the German battleship Bismarck.