Photo: Brian Chandler

Simon Glancey has provided the following:

P/O (Pilot) George Rowan JACKSON, 413076, R.N.Z.A.F., 4 A.G.S., R.A.F. Morpeth

Killed in Blackburn Botha W5137, which collided with another Botha, W5154. They had taken off to take part in gunnery practice, and the two aircraft collided at 1200 feet in the circuit 2 miles east of Morpeth at 11.45 hours. All crews from both aircraft killed, as follows:

Botha W5137:
P/O G. R. Jackson Pilot Age 22 NZ413076
LAC A. W. Van Egmond Age 22 Dutch 20250
AC2 B. E. Van Opdorp Age 23 Dutch 16320
AC2 R. Van Den Bron Age 18 Dutch 20608
Sgt Edward Hall Age 32 1368285
Botha W5154:
F/Lt. S. Z. Zarski Age 46 Polish P.1181
LAC F.L. Beresford A/G Age 29 Staffordshire 1120955

LAC D. J. Kooij Age 24 Dutch 90739
LAC F. Van Westenbrugge Age 23 Dutch 16239
Tomasz Rzeznikiewicz age 23 Polish

New Zealand War Memorials Project
The CWGC entry for Pilot Officer Jackson