Francis Christensen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF.
Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hamburg in P-51 43-25032 last seen climbing through overcast, lost due to weather crashed near Timewitz Killed in Action. MACR 10245.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ventura County, CA, USA | 13 September 1917 | Son of Hans Christensen. - Golden, Colorado |
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Enlisted |
Fresno, CA, USA | 6 November 1941 | Fresno, California |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
14km W of Dannenberg, Germany | 30 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hamburg in P-51C 43-25032 last seen climbing through overcast, lost due to weather crashed near Timewitz KIA MACR 10245. |
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Buried |
14km W of Dannenberg, Germany | 30 October 1944 | Interred at site of crash below Oak tree |
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Based |
Bottisham | 30 October 1944 | Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ivy Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, 5400 Valentine Rd, Ventura, CA 93003, USA | Ivy lawn cemetery Montalvo Ventura, CA | |
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Other Pilot training |
Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), 1658 S Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338, USA | Basic flight training Gardner Field Phoenix, Arizona | |
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Other Pilot training |
14185 Falcon Street, Luke AFB, AZ 85309, USA | Advanced flight training Luke Field Arizona | |
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Other Flight instructor |
Yuma, AZ, USA | Flight instructor Yuma, Arizona |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 10245;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
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