P-38 Christian Christ

17 Charente-Maritime

City :

Coux

Coordinates : 45.32389,-0.43667

45°19'26"N 0°26'12"W

45°19.433 N 0°26.200 W

A weathered stone plaque commemorating an American aviator.
On La Champagne road, at the intersection leading off to La Sabliere.

Maps
KML

P38 sn 42 s 67978
USAAF 9 G370 FG s401
Christian Christ
29.6.1917 - 17.2.1992
Chicago

Crash of Christian Christ's P-38 from the 401st Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group, 9th US Air Force in July or August 1944. The pilot was saved by the Free French Forces.

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Jacques Dubs. Record added 31/05/2011.
Photos : Pierre Pécastaingts (29/05/2011, 08/07/2015).

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