Carl E Jackson

Military
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 media-376963.jpg FRE 69 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 swear by their ships. From briefing room to flying line, from runways to skyways and contest with the enemy, each mission represents expert planning by Operations and Intelligence and the brains and sweat of every man who prepares an order or tightens a screw on a prop. Photo shows:- Capt. Carl E. Jackson, Pana, Ill. and T/Sgt. John P. Duffey, Ellsworth, Maine. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 511.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 69 - 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,...

Squadron CO. Made forced landing near Lisse, Holland due to an engine failure on an escort mission to Brunswick in P-38J #42-67988 'Jack'. Prisoner of War (POW). Evaded capture assisted by the Danish Resistance, but was captured near the Dutch-Belgium border.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH, DFC



3 FW190, 1/2 Me109

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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.
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Jack
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

20 February 1944

Born

Los Angeles, California

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Transferred

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2338, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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