Norman Cyril Jackson
Sergeant (later Warrant Officer), 106 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Register No.
- 626 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant (later Warrant Officer) (register: Sergeant) all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 106 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (register: No. 106 Squadron RAF) all No. 106 Squadron RAF VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 April 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 26th October 1945 on this day → all of 1945 →
- Born
- 8th April 1919 at Ealing, London
- Died
- 26th March 1944 at Hampton Hill, Middlesex
- Memorial / grave
- Twickenham Cemetery, Middlesex
Digest of citation
on 26 April 1944 after bombing Schweinfort, Germany, the Lancaster in which Gergeant Jackson was flight engineer was hit by an enemy fighter and fire broke out. Having asked permission to try to deal with it , Sergeant Jackson clipped on his parachute and, with a fire extinguisher, climbed on to the fuselage of the aircraft which was travelling at 200 mph at 20,000 feet. He tried to put out the fire, but his parachute partly opened and he slipped on to the wing. The fire spread and he was badly burned, then he was swept from the wing with his partly inflated, burning parachute trailing behind him. He landed heavily, breaking an ankle, and was taken prisoner
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JACKSON, Norman Cyril (Reg. No.626)
Sergeant (later Warrant Officer) 106 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
London Gazetted on 26th October 1945.
Born on: 8th April 1919 at Ealing, London.
Died on: 26th March 1944 at Hampton Hill, Middlesex.
Memorial: Twickenham Cemetery, Middlesex.
Digest of Citation reads: on 26 April 1944 after bombing Schweinfort, Germany, the Lancaster in which Gergeant Jackson was flight engineer was hit by an enemy fighter and fire broke out. Having asked permission to try to deal with it , Sergeant Jackson clipped on his parachute and, with a fire extinguisher, climbed on to the fuselage of the aircraft which was travelling at 200 mph at 20,000 feet. He tried to put out the fire, but his parachute partly opened and he slipped on to the wing. The fire spread and he was badly burned, then he was swept from the wing with his partly inflated, burning parachute trailing behind him. He landed heavily, breaking an ankle, and was taken prisoner.
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