| Accession Number | P12424.078 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Jackson, John Francis |
| Place made | Syria: South Syria |
| Date made | c 16 June 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Wreckage of a French Glen Martin aircraft, shot down by 481 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Peter ...
Description
Wreckage of a French Glen Martin aircraft, shot down by 481 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Peter Turnbull, No. 3 Squadron, RAAF, on the evening of 15 June 1941. The bodies of three of the four French crew were buried under the stones in the foreground. They were: SCH Jacques Tanchoux (pilot), SLT Henri Maillou, and SGT Raoul Plessiez. ADJ Auguste Scheer parachuted out of the plane and died the day after the aircraft was shot down.
This image is from the collection of 493 Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson, DFC, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A distinguished fighter pilot, Sqn Ldr Jackson 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 in action 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.