| Accession Number | P12424.084 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Benghazi, Benina |
| Date made | 12 February 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait taken during a visit by the Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Robert ...
Description
Informal group portrait taken during a visit by the Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Robert Menzies to the Middle East. Identified left to right: unidentified, Prime Minister Menzies, Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) John Francis Jackson, 270447 Wing Commander Patrick Stephen Jocelyn Primrose, No. 3 Squadron, RAAF.
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.