William Hugh Anthony Jackson's Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One

William Hugh Anthony Jackson's Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One

William Jackson’s Flying Log Book 1 from 12th July 1940 until 14th February 1943 as a pilot. Training started in No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School, then No. 6 Flying Training School, 17 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 105 Squadron in February 1941 for operations including a detachment to Malta. Posted to Central Flying School in November 1941 to be trained as a flying instructor. Return posting to No. 6 Flying Training School and No. 6 Advanced Flying Unit as instructor. In August 1942 posted to 23 Operational Training Unit.

Served at RAF Carlisle, RAF Little Rissington, RAF Upwood, RAF Swanton Morley, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Luqa, Malta, RAF Church Lawford, RAF Upavon, RAF Pershore.

Aircraft flown were Magister, Anson, Blenheim, Tiger Moth, Oxford, Tutor, Boston, Botha, Wellington, Lysander, Defiant.

Jackson flew 35 day operations. Many were shipping sweeps and convoy intercepts in the North Sea, Mediterranean and Ionian Seas. His targets included Ostend, Nieuport, Emden, Le Havre, Haarlem, Stockum, Antwerp, Borkum, Helgoland, Norderney, St Omer, Chocques, Dunkirk, Bremen, The Hague, Pantelleria, Tripoli, Catania, Buerat, Homs, Sirte.

On 7th July 1941 his aircraft was attacked by a JU-88. The other two crew members were wounded and he had to belly land the aircraft.

One booklet

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