Lt. Gen. Werner Christie R.No.A.F.

[Stein Meum]

Lt. Gen. Christie died on 29th Dec. 2004,aged 87.
He was one of the leading Norwegian aces.He later commanded 234 Sqn,flying Mustangs,becoming only the second Norwegian to command an RAF Sqn (apart from the Norwegian ones).Likewise,he became the second Norwegian to become a Wingco flying when he took command of 150 Wing at Andrews Field in early 1945.He then went to Hunsdon to command that field's Mustang Wing.
He had to abandon his Mustang near Handorf,Germany and spen the last month or so of WW2 as a POW.
He remained in the R.No.A.F. after the war,rising to high rank and ended his carreer as Commander of the North Norwegian Air Command.

Stein