42-67988 Jack

A German soldier stands beside Captain Carl E. Jackson's captured P-38 Lightning (MC-J) of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Nose art is a hand of cards. 20 February 1944. media-376987.jpg FRE 93 A German soldier stands beside Captain Carl E. Jackson's captured P-38 Lightning (MC-J) of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Nose art is a hand of cards. 20 February 1944. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 93 - A German soldier stands beside Captain Carl E. Jackson's captured P-38 Lightning (MC-J) of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Nose art is...

The circumstances for the crash of this P-38 are still unknown. All we know, is that Capt Carl E. Jackson managed to land in a field North of Lille (Northern France). He was eventually captured by the Germans and send to Stalag 1 Barth-Vogelsang (Germany).



G. Celerse

Lille, Nord

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Captain Carl E. Jackson and Technical Sergeant John P. Duffey, both of the 20th Fighter Group, confer with one another at Kings Cliffe air base, October 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'Lightnings Attack Northern France. Versatile P-38 Lightnings, flashing their power across the English Channel for the first time in a combat role, bring new serial phase into the European Theatre of Operations. Well-trained pilots - some of them already experienced in the other theatres of war - and ground crews s
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-423807
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Lille, France 20 February 1944 - 20 February 1944 The P-38 crashed at around 1500 without any known circumstances. The Pilot, Captain Carl E. Jacskon from Illinois, managed to crash-land and was captured by the Germans. The exact circumstances of his capture are still unknown.

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Added name and markings based on associated media, further details from 20th Fighter Group aircraft list at Little Friends

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MACR 2338 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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