Date: 19th April 1945.
Unit: No. 182 Squadron R.A.F.
Type: Typhoon 1b.
Serial: SW412.
Coded: XM-
Location: Bleckwedel.
Pilot: F/O Lawrence Kendall Jackson. R.C.A.F. J/86071. Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
Shot down by flak over Bleckwedel.
F/O Jackson about to board his 182 Sqdn Typhoon at Rheine (B.112) a few days before he was tragically killed. A member of his ground crew (in cockpit) warms up his aircraft! Another stands by with a fire extinguisher, just in case!
F/O Jackson shown after being awarded his wings. (He flew with at 4 E.F.T.S and also with the S.F.T.S Canada, 1943.)
BURIAL DETAILS:
F/O Lawrence Kendall Jackson. R.C.A.F. J/86071. Becklingen War Cemetery, Plot 12. Row B. Grave 1A.
With thanks to John Colton for the correction of the caption under the portrait photo of F/O Jackson
With thanks to the following: The superb work of the C.W.G.C. Fighter Command Losses - Norman Franks. Purchase these research books "HERE"
