Hello, I'm looking for information about a Swedish aviator who served on the Allied side, Ulf 'Chris' Christiernsson
If anyone has facts about the English squadrons No. 130 and 680, I would be grateful, and if there is anything about his time in Israel's air force and also the Norwegian squadron 332 .
I'm making an effort to make a mini-campaign
1942 nov. RAF Voluntary Reserve at 14 AFU Scotland. From here he was later sent to 84 DTU to train on Vickers Wellington.
1943 may. Transfered to Costal Command 4 month on convoy dutie (Vickers Wellington).
1943 sept. Relocated to fly Avro Lancaster but was transfered after a week to fly De Havilland Mosquito
1944 Feb. He was placed at 680 sqn in Cairo Egypt
1944 summer. He is reputedly the first Allied pilot that met the German Me262?
1944 aug. He was transferred to 130 Squadron in Belgium
1944 nov. After 3 months he returned to 680 sqn in Italy
1945 By the end of the war in Europe he was stationed in Norway as a Spitfire pilot (possibly in 332 (Norwegian) Squadron).
During his last time in RAF he flew Mosquitoes in 162 Squadron of Transport Command.
After the war he went home to Sweden and began to work as a pilot for Scandinavian Aero flying Douglas DC-3s. When SAS bought Scandinavia Aero most of the pilots and crews
were fired (four complete crews). But Jewish Agency offered them 1000 dollar every month if they flew guns from Europe to Israel. He did 16 "missions" of this type.
During the liberation-war he took part in the Operation Dust ("Yoav"?) where he flew at least one bombing mission with a C-46 with Swedish crew (Eljas and Åke Liljeberg)
against targets in the Gaza region (probably in October 1948).
When Israel had won the liberation-war "Chris" and the other pilots were awarded the "Israel Liberation Medal" for their work. Israel also offered the pilots to serve
in their Air Force. He volunteered and first became Captain and later Major in Israel's Air Force. During his time here he flew several plane types but mostly Bristol Beaufighter.
Service records:
Swedish Airforce: 1932-36
ABA: 1937-39
Swedish Airforce: 1939-41
Royal Air Force (RAF): 1942-45
Scandinavian Aero AB: 1946-47
Israel's Airforce: 1948-49
El Al: 1950
Different Airlines such as Fred Olsen, Transair, and Balair: 1951-62
Sterling Airways: 1963-78
Counsellor and adviser: 1978-80
Thanks in advance
PS This is translated in google
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