Colonel Thomas J.Jonathan Christian

62 Pas-de-Calais

City :

Boisleux-au-Mont

Coordinates : 50.21003,2.78175

50°12'36"N 2°46'54"E

50°12.602 N 2°46.905 E

Next to the war memorial, in the center of town.

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On 12 August 1944 a P51 Mustang fighter of the 8th Air Force crashed during an attack on the train station of Boisleux au Mont.
In memory of the group commander of the 361st Fighter Group Colonel Thomas JJ Christian, Jr, 28 years old, and of all the members of the USAAF who fell in our region (1942-44). With us their memory is immortal.

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Michel Coste. Record added 03/12/2008 25/09/2009.
Photos : Michel Coste.

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