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Sergeant Norman Cyril Jackson VC and the Burning Lancaster
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1944

Sergeant Norman Cyril Jackson VC and the Burning Lancaster

Sergeant N. C. Jackson earned the Victoria Cross after climbing onto the wing of a burning Lancaster over Germany in 1944.

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1944
Second World War
Sergeant Norman Cyril Jackson VC and the Burning Lancaster Featured
Sergeant N. C. Jackson earned the Victoria Cross after climbing onto the wing of a burning Lancaster over Germany in 1944.
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