Fred Christensen

[JohnReid]

Died the other day at 84.He was famous for always flying with his Black cat Sinbad through 24 victories over Axis aircraft and had a total of 107 combat missions during WW2.He flew P47 Thunderbolts and shot down 6 airplanes in one day.When a photographer tried to get a picture of Sinbad he kept leaping amoung the parachutes.That day, it was said, that all the pilots whose gear Sinbad had touched returned with air victories that day,thereby increasing the cats legend.Fred was also known to bring home animals that he found on the runway,Owls,seagulls,turtles and they would live on his porch until they were healed and returned to the wild.Sounds to me like an interesting guy.

[Pat Daily]

The WWII vets are really dying off fast -- so many and so few remaining with us.

Pat