| Accession Number | P12424.087 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby, Kila Kila |
| Date made | 23 April 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF and US pilot Virgil Schwab confer ...
Description
Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF and US pilot Virgil Schwab confer with others. The aircraft is a US Air Force Douglas A24 Dauntless dive bomber. Sqn Ldr Jackson returned to Port Moresby in the Douglas Dauntless aircraft after a walk through the jungle from Lae area, after his aircraft was shot down into the sea by 3 Japanese Mitsubishi Zeros.
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.