Thomas Kristin
Military
Object Number - UPL 16458
During a test flight, B-17G #42-31581 crashed into a hillside in zero visibility. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
![Colonel Neal Creighton, General H.H. Arnold, Major General Henry J.F. Miller, and General Ira C. Eaker. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 3 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '34579.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'US ARMY AIR FORCES OFFICIAL PHOTO. From left to right: Colonel Nel Creighton, of Chapel Hill, NC, Post Commander of Camp Griffiss, General H H Arnold, Major General Henry JF Miller, Commanding General of VIII Air Force Service Command, and General Ira C Eaker, commanding General of](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456672.jpg.webp?itok=h_9rxyvS)
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
13 January 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
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Sources
8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
