Michael J Jackson

Military
media-29768.jpeg UPL 29768 Major Mike Jackson 56th FG J Cook photo collection and archives

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Object Number - UPL 29768 - Major Mike Jackson 56th FG

OPS officer/flight leader 56th FS 56th FG

8 air kills + 6 by strafing

P-47D s/n 44-19780 LM+J "Teddy"

P-47M s/n 44-21117 LM+J "Teddy"

Brig. General USAFR retired

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Lowell C Buchmiller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17140474 / O-774008
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

44-19780

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Teddy
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Major Mike Jackson of the 56th Fighter Group, standing alongside the crew chief, of his P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. Handwritten on slide:"Major Mike Jackson & c/c M. Jackson"

44-21117

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Teddy
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

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JCook Photo Collection & Archives

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Beware the Thunderbolt! The 56th Fighter Group in World War II by David R. McLaren

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

Michael J Jackson: Gallery (3 items)

P-47D Thunderbolt (LM-J, serial number 44-19780), named "Teddy", undergoing maintenance work at Boxted air base. The aircraft was flown by Major Michael J. Jackson of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Late 1944.

Object number: FRE 215 - P-47D Thunderbolt (LM-J, serial number 44-19780)...

Captain Jackson, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Jackson has signed the image. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jackson.'

Object number: FRE 2528 - Captain Jackson, of the 56th Fighter Group with...

Object number: UPL 29768 - Major Mike Jackson 56th FG