David Darling Christie
Service number
J/5916
Military unit
Address
17 William Street, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
Date of birth
27 Jun 1920
Date of death
16 Sep 1941 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Son of Charles R. Christie and Lavantia C. Christie, of Woodville, Ontario, Canada.
Military history
16 September 1941 Hampden P4302 25 OTU. Took off RAF Balderton on training night circuits, aircraft over shot the runway climbed to 300ft, banked and stalled.
P/O David Christie RCAF - killed.
Sgt Henderson injured - parachuting at low-level, the canopy wrapped about him and when found he was deeply unconscious. For eleven days he remained in a coma and when, eventually, discharged from RAF Hospital Rauceby, he was downgraded to ground duties.
Sgt Hawkins - injured.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of David Christie
Photo of David Darling Christie