| Accession Number | P12424.012 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane, Archerfield, Egypt |
| Date made | 29 November 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection related to 493 Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson, DFC, RAAF.
Description
Informal group portrait of members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, outside their first tent.
Identified (left to right): 260326 (later Flight Lieutenant) Francis Hutton Egerton Woollett; 634 Flying Officer James Chippindall 'Jimmy' Campbell (later killed on operations 25 January 1941); 493 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) John Francis Jackson; 260652 Flying Officer (later Sqn Ldr) Thomas Hamilton Trimble (kneeling, centre); 261092 Flying Officer (later Wing Commander) Alex Atwill; 134 Duncan Campbell (later Squadron Leader).
Squadron Leader Jackson was a distinguished fighter pilot. He served with No. 23 Squadron in Australia (1939), No. 3 Squadron in the Middle East (1940-1941), and No. 75 Squadron in Papua New Guinea (1942). He was killed on operations on 28 April 1942 during a flying battle over Papua New Guinea and is buried in Bomana War Cemetery. Jackson International Airport, Port Moresby, commemorates him.