Leslie Jackson's Log Book

Leslie Jackson's family have kept his flying log book from his career with the RAF during WWII.

It covers his time from initial training as a Wireless Operator which commenced on the 19th March 1943 through all his various training courses to his operational career with 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron from March 1944 to July 1944 when he was killed in action over France.

With the permission of the family I have published the pages of the book and they can be found indexed here.

Leslie Jackson, Wireless Operator

Thomas Leslie Jackson's Logbook

Instructions for use and qualifications

Note inserted on the return of the book to the Jackson family

Flying record from No. 8 AAC Unit, RAF Morfa Towyn

Flying record from No. 4 Radio School, RAF Madley

Insert stating that Leslie had completed a 2 week ground based gunnery course at RAF Manby

Flying record from No. 10 (O) AFU at RAF Dumfries

Flying record from No. 82 OTU, RAF Ossington. Flying in Wellington's, pilot is Flt Sgt William Young, RAAF

Part 2 of flying record from No. 82 OTU, RAF Ossington

Part 3 of flying record from No. 82 OTU, RAF Ossington, completion of the course and summary.

No. 1657 HCU at RAF Stradishall, flying in Stirlings

No. 5 LFS at RAF Syerston, flying in Lancasters

44 (Rhodesia) Squadron record for March 1944. Includes the crew's first op, the infamous raid on Nuremberg on the 30th March.

44 (Rhodesia) Squadron record for April 1944. Includes four more ops.

44 (Rhodesia) Squadron record for May 1944, first page. Includes eight more ops, including Mailly-le-camp.

44 (Rhodesia) Squadron record for May 1944, second page. Includes two further ops, totalling ten in May.

44 (Rhodesia) Squadron record for June 1944. Includes five more ops, including Wesserling, totalling twenty. The page concludes with "Death presumed 5/7/44".

List of aircraft types flown.

Proficiency assessments: "An exceptionally good operator"

Lancaster ME699 - A Bomber crew at war