Norman Jackson VC assis dans le cockpit d'un bombardier Avro Lancaster de la RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Norman Cyril Jackson VC photographié dans le cockpit d'un Avro Lancaster au cours de la Battle of Britain Memorial Flight en 1968 sans surprise la Croix de Victoria ne viens facile et Norman Jackson s n'a pas fait exception le 26 avril 1944 Jackson un bombardier Lancaster pilote était de retour d'un raid sur Schweinfurt en Allemagne lorsque son avion a été attaqué par un chasseur ennemi au cours de l'échange de coups de feu l'un des moteurs tribord sur le Lancaster a pris feu les extincteurs d'incendie interne

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Norman Jackson VC sitting in the cockpit of an Avro Lancaster Bomber of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Norman Cyril Jackson VC pictured in the cockpit of an Avro Lancaster during the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 1968 Unsurprisingly Victoria Crosses don t come easy and Norman Jackson s was no exception On the 26th April 1944 Jackson a Lancaster bomber pilot was returning from a raid on Schweinfurt in Germany when his plane was attacked by an enemy fighter During the ensuing gun battle one of the starboard engines on the Lancaster caught fire The internal fire extinguishers failed to dampen the flames He slipped on his parachute and climbed out onto the wing Because of the altitude the temperature outside the plane was well below zero and with windspeed at 200 mph it was a miracle that Jackson managed to stay on the wing He inched his way down the outside of the plane and was able to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher he had tucked into his jacket However as he made his way back up the plane the enemy fighter attacked again This time it managed to finish the job Jackson was plucked from the wing by the explosion and was severely burnt by the blast As he fell he noticed that his parachute had caught fire and he fought desperately to save it The burnt and mangled chute failed to slow him down enough and Jackson hit the ground at an alarming speed breaking both his ankles He was found a few hours later and despite his injuries made to walk to the nearest town where he had to undergo yet more punishment a stoning from the locals He was finally liberated from his ordeal by American troops and returned home a hero on V E Day