Brendan Jackson

Sir Brendan James Jackson , GCB , FRSA (born August 23, 1935 in London - † November 19, 1998 in Shouldham Thorpe , Norfolk ) was a British Air Force officer in the Royal Air Force , who last served in the rank of General ( Air Chief Marshal ) between 1988 and in 1993 was an Air Member for Supply and Organization on the Air Force Board .

Life

Military training and air force officer

After attending school, Jackson completed a degree in Japanese at the University of London , from which he graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA Modern Japanese). He then began on August 23, 1956 as part of the military service (National Service Commission) pilot training. After his training as the Extended Service Commission was extended on October 22, 1956, he was promoted to Lieutenant (Pilot Officer) on September 25, 1957 and on May 2, 1958 as a professional soldier (Permanent Commission) in the RAF. On September 25, 1958 he was promoted to first lieutenant (Flying Officer) and was subsequently employed as a pilot with No. 100 Squadron RAF on the military airfield RAF Wittering , where he strategic bomber of the type Handley Page Victor flew. He was promoted to captain (Flight Lieutenant) on February 1, 1959 , with the promotion being dated back to February 23, 1958. On March 20, 1963 he was co-pilot of a Victor B Mk 2, XM714 bomber , which was entrusted with night flight exercises . Shortly after take-off, one of the engines caught fire and later crashed at RAF Wittering Air Force Base.

On July 1, 1965, Jackson was promoted to Major (Squadron Leader) and attended RAF Staff College Bracknell in 1966 . In September 1967 he became commander ( Commanding Officer ) of No. 13 Squadron and then on June 18, 1969 Personal Staff Officer of the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Tactical Air Force ( RAF Second Tactical Air Force ) . In 1971 he won first prize in the Memorial Essay Prize named after Brigadier General Gordon Shephard . Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (Wing Commander) on 1 July 1972 he was deputy head of the training missions in the US Armed Forces Staff College in the US Air Force -Stützpunkt Barksdale Air Force Base . On his return to Britain, he was personal on 8 November 1974 Staff Officer of the Chief of Air Staff ( Chief of the Air Staff ) , Air Chief Marshal Andrew Humphrey or from 7 August 1976 by his successor, Air Chief Marshal Neil Cameron . He then became the commander of the RAF Marham Air Force Base on June 24, 1977 and was promoted to Colonel (Group Captain) there on July 1, 1977 .

Promotion to Air Chief Marshal

Jackson then served as deputy head of the Air Force Staff Unit for Defense Policy Issues between 1979 and 1980, before becoming Head of the Air Force Staff Unit on September 20, 1980, and as such, on July 1, 1981, his promotion to Brigadier General ( Air Commodore ) received. After his promotion to Major General (Air Vice Marshal) on January 1, 1984, he became Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Policy Matters at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Forces in Europe SHAPE ( Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ) on March 12, 1984 and remained in that position until August 15, 1986.

Jackson was then promoted to Lieutenant General ( Air Marshal ) on August 15, 1986 and acted as the successor to Air Marshal Joseph Gilbert between August 15, 1986 and his replacement by Air Marshal Kenneth Hayr on August 5, 1988 as deputy commander in chief of RAF Strike Command (Deputy air Officer Commander-in-Chief) of the air Force attack commands ( RAF Strike Command ) . On December 31, 1986 he was beaten Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) and from then on carried the suffix "Sir".

Most recently Jackson, who was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), succeeded Air Chief Marshal Patrick Hine on August 5, 1988 as an Air Member for Supply and Organization on the Air Force Board. . He was promoted to General (Air Chief Marshal) on January 1, 1990 and elevated to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) on June 13, 1992 . On November 5, 1993, he retired.

Web links

• Biography on Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organization
• Obituary: Air Chief Marshal Sir Brendan Jackson . In: The Independent, December 4, 1998