Husband of Amalie Kristine Bledfeldt Bakke
United Airlines Flight 608 DC-6 Airliner crash took the lives of their daughter, Mae, and 11-month-old granddaughter, June, on October 24, 1947 near Bryce Canyon, Utah. The plane had caught fire during flight and crashed just 1.5 miles short of making an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport. There were no survivors. It was the first crash of a DC-6, and at the time it was the second deadliest air crash in the United States.
Then just over 3 weeks later, a second commercial DC-6 airliner experienced a similar incident but managed to land the plane in flames. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause to be a design flaw in the DC-6 that allowed excess fuel to be sucked into the cabin heater system, which then ignited the fuel.
California Death Records
Name: Christian Martin Bakke
Birth: 15 Jan 1884 at Other Country
Death: 15 May 1959 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Olsen
Father's Surname: Olson
Burial: 19 May 1959, per cemetery
World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Name: Christ Martin Mosling Bakke
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1885
Birth Place: Narvk, Norway
Residence: Washington, Washington
Employer: E.I. Dupont, Dupont Powder Works, Dupont, Pierce, Washington
Note
Birth 15 Jan 1884, per WWI Draft Card
Census
1910 Census, Laurium village, Calumet twp, Houghton, Michigan
-Christopher* Olson, head, 25, 1st marriage, married 3 yrs, b. Norway, imm 1907, copper miner
-Amelia Olson, wife, 29, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. Noway, imm 1907
-Eggen Olson, son, 1yr 11mo, b. Mich
-Alfred Olson 0mo, b. Mich
-Bertha Hansen, servant, 18
(father's first name likely Ols; thus Olson)
1920 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 210 Louviers Ave
-Christ M* Walker, head, 35, b. Norway, imm 1906, laborer Powder plant
-Amelia C Walker, wife, 28, b. Norway, imm 1906
-Eugene J Walker, son, 11, b.Michigan
-Alf Walker, son, 9, b. Mich
-Elride H Walker, dau, 7, b. Wis
-May A Walker 1mo, b. WA
(not known if "Walker" is error or alias)
1930 Census, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
-Christian M* Bakke, head, 45, 22, b. Norway, foreman powder works
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 47, 24, b. Norway
-Helena Bakke, dau, 18, b. WI
-May Bakke, dau, 10, b. WA
1940 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 701 Louviers Ave
-Christian* Bakke, head, 55, b. Norway, (hard to read..perhaps soiled rgeds) operator Explosives Mfg
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 58, b. Norway
-Mable Bakke, dau, 20, b. WA
United Airlines Flight 608 DC-6 Airliner crash took the lives of their daughter, Mae, and 11-month-old granddaughter, June, on October 24, 1947 near Bryce Canyon, Utah. The plane had caught fire during flight and crashed just 1.5 miles short of making an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport. There were no survivors. It was the first crash of a DC-6, and at the time it was the second deadliest air crash in the United States.
Then just over 3 weeks later, a second commercial DC-6 airliner experienced a similar incident but managed to land the plane in flames. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause to be a design flaw in the DC-6 that allowed excess fuel to be sucked into the cabin heater system, which then ignited the fuel.
California Death Records
Name: Christian Martin Bakke
Birth: 15 Jan 1884 at Other Country
Death: 15 May 1959 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Olsen
Father's Surname: Olson
Burial: 19 May 1959, per cemetery
World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Name: Christ Martin Mosling Bakke
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1885
Birth Place: Narvk, Norway
Residence: Washington, Washington
Employer: E.I. Dupont, Dupont Powder Works, Dupont, Pierce, Washington
Note
Birth 15 Jan 1884, per WWI Draft Card
Census
1910 Census, Laurium village, Calumet twp, Houghton, Michigan
-Christopher* Olson, head, 25, 1st marriage, married 3 yrs, b. Norway, imm 1907, copper miner
-Amelia Olson, wife, 29, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. Noway, imm 1907
-Eggen Olson, son, 1yr 11mo, b. Mich
-Alfred Olson 0mo, b. Mich
-Bertha Hansen, servant, 18
(father's first name likely Ols; thus Olson)
1920 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 210 Louviers Ave
-Christ M* Walker, head, 35, b. Norway, imm 1906, laborer Powder plant
-Amelia C Walker, wife, 28, b. Norway, imm 1906
-Eugene J Walker, son, 11, b.Michigan
-Alf Walker, son, 9, b. Mich
-Elride H Walker, dau, 7, b. Wis
-May A Walker 1mo, b. WA
(not known if "Walker" is error or alias)
1930 Census, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
-Christian M* Bakke, head, 45, 22, b. Norway, foreman powder works
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 47, 24, b. Norway
-Helena Bakke, dau, 18, b. WI
-May Bakke, dau, 10, b. WA
1940 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 701 Louviers Ave
-Christian* Bakke, head, 55, b. Norway, (hard to read..perhaps soiled rgeds) operator Explosives Mfg
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 58, b. Norway
-Mable Bakke, dau, 20, b. WA
Husband of Amalie Kristine Bledfeldt Bakke
United Airlines Flight 608 DC-6 Airliner crash took the lives of their daughter, Mae, and 11-month-old granddaughter, June, on October 24, 1947 near Bryce Canyon, Utah. The plane had caught fire during flight and crashed just 1.5 miles short of making an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport. There were no survivors. It was the first crash of a DC-6, and at the time it was the second deadliest air crash in the United States.
Then just over 3 weeks later, a second commercial DC-6 airliner experienced a similar incident but managed to land the plane in flames. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause to be a design flaw in the DC-6 that allowed excess fuel to be sucked into the cabin heater system, which then ignited the fuel.
California Death Records
Name: Christian Martin Bakke
Birth: 15 Jan 1884 at Other Country
Death: 15 May 1959 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Olsen
Father's Surname: Olson
Burial: 19 May 1959, per cemetery
World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Name: Christ Martin Mosling Bakke
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1885
Birth Place: Narvk, Norway
Residence: Washington, Washington
Employer: E.I. Dupont, Dupont Powder Works, Dupont, Pierce, Washington
Note
Birth 15 Jan 1884, per WWI Draft Card
Census
1910 Census, Laurium village, Calumet twp, Houghton, Michigan
-Christopher* Olson, head, 25, 1st marriage, married 3 yrs, b. Norway, imm 1907, copper miner
-Amelia Olson, wife, 29, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. Noway, imm 1907
-Eggen Olson, son, 1yr 11mo, b. Mich
-Alfred Olson 0mo, b. Mich
-Bertha Hansen, servant, 18
(father's first name likely Ols; thus Olson)
1920 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 210 Louviers Ave
-Christ M* Walker, head, 35, b. Norway, imm 1906, laborer Powder plant
-Amelia C Walker, wife, 28, b. Norway, imm 1906
-Eugene J Walker, son, 11, b.Michigan
-Alf Walker, son, 9, b. Mich
-Elride H Walker, dau, 7, b. Wis
-May A Walker 1mo, b. WA
(not known if "Walker" is error or alias)
1930 Census, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
-Christian M* Bakke, head, 45, 22, b. Norway, foreman powder works
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 47, 24, b. Norway
-Helena Bakke, dau, 18, b. WI
-May Bakke, dau, 10, b. WA
1940 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 701 Louviers Ave
-Christian* Bakke, head, 55, b. Norway, (hard to read..perhaps soiled rgeds) operator Explosives Mfg
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 58, b. Norway
-Mable Bakke, dau, 20, b. WA
United Airlines Flight 608 DC-6 Airliner crash took the lives of their daughter, Mae, and 11-month-old granddaughter, June, on October 24, 1947 near Bryce Canyon, Utah. The plane had caught fire during flight and crashed just 1.5 miles short of making an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport. There were no survivors. It was the first crash of a DC-6, and at the time it was the second deadliest air crash in the United States.
Then just over 3 weeks later, a second commercial DC-6 airliner experienced a similar incident but managed to land the plane in flames. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause to be a design flaw in the DC-6 that allowed excess fuel to be sucked into the cabin heater system, which then ignited the fuel.
California Death Records
Name: Christian Martin Bakke
Birth: 15 Jan 1884 at Other Country
Death: 15 May 1959 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Olsen
Father's Surname: Olson
Burial: 19 May 1959, per cemetery
World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Name: Christ Martin Mosling Bakke
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1885
Birth Place: Narvk, Norway
Residence: Washington, Washington
Employer: E.I. Dupont, Dupont Powder Works, Dupont, Pierce, Washington
Note
Birth 15 Jan 1884, per WWI Draft Card
Census
1910 Census, Laurium village, Calumet twp, Houghton, Michigan
-Christopher* Olson, head, 25, 1st marriage, married 3 yrs, b. Norway, imm 1907, copper miner
-Amelia Olson, wife, 29, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. Noway, imm 1907
-Eggen Olson, son, 1yr 11mo, b. Mich
-Alfred Olson 0mo, b. Mich
-Bertha Hansen, servant, 18
(father's first name likely Ols; thus Olson)
1920 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 210 Louviers Ave
-Christ M* Walker, head, 35, b. Norway, imm 1906, laborer Powder plant
-Amelia C Walker, wife, 28, b. Norway, imm 1906
-Eugene J Walker, son, 11, b.Michigan
-Alf Walker, son, 9, b. Mich
-Elride H Walker, dau, 7, b. Wis
-May A Walker 1mo, b. WA
(not known if "Walker" is error or alias)
1930 Census, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
-Christian M* Bakke, head, 45, 22, b. Norway, foreman powder works
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 47, 24, b. Norway
-Helena Bakke, dau, 18, b. WI
-May Bakke, dau, 10, b. WA
1940 Census, DuPont, Pierce, Washington; 701 Louviers Ave
-Christian* Bakke, head, 55, b. Norway, (hard to read..perhaps soiled rgeds) operator Explosives Mfg
-Amelia Bakke, wife, 58, b. Norway
-Mable Bakke, dau, 20, b. WA
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