Jackson, Ronald Gilbert (George)

Date of birth:: 1922 (Mannor Park, United Kingdom)
Service number:: 169974
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Pilot Officer
Unit:: No. 149 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: June 27th, 1944

Citation:
“This officer has completed numerous operational sorties as a bomb aimer has had remarkable success against heavily defended targets such as Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin. On one occasion when detailed to attack an objective in Turin area, P/O Jackson guided his aircraft over the target four times to make sure of precise aiming. Each time he was blinded by searchlights and only by descending to a low altitude on the fourth run was the bombs released successfully. This officer’s keenness and courage has been beyond Praise”