Jackson, Derek
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Derek |
Surname | Jackson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stewart Craig Jackson and Lucy Jackson of Hebburn, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | LR529 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 2216. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TO-DAY BUT EVERYDAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 54 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 160940 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1945 |
End Date | 04-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Barford St. John |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On a night solo, port engine oversped. Efforts to correct failed & it crashed near Airfield. |