Tuesday 10 May 2011

SQN-LDR JOHN JACKSON

Post Courier 11 May 2011

Family of heroic Australian WW2 air force commander John
Francis Jackson nick named old John paid tribute and visited
the land where their father and grandfather died.

Last weekend, his daughter Patricia and his son Arthur and
grand-daughters Diane and Angela flew from Australia to set
foot on the very place their father and grandfather lost his life.

The bravery shown by Jackson has led to the country’s biggest
airport the Jackson International Airport being named after him.

He fought in the war in various places in the world before he lost
his life during the battle of Port Moresby in 1942.

Jackson was the leader of the Australian Air Force 75 squadron
when his plane was shot down in a dog fight in Port Moresby.

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