Main Gallery
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VF-112 Fighting Twelve patch
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VF-112 F9F pilot Edward D. Jackson, Jr. |
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Photo courtesy of Preston Jackson, Ed Jackson's son |
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VF-112 F9F pilot Dayl Crow |
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Photo image courtesy of Dayl Crow |
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Dayl Crow as a member of the Blue Angels |
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Photo image courtesy of Dayl Crow |
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Blind Pilot Gallery:
When Ed Jackson a
VF-112 pilot flying from carrier
Philippine Sea
(CV-47) was blinded during a 1950 strike mission over North Korea, Dayl
Crow, Jackson’s wingman managed to “talk” his blinded buddy back to the
vicinity of the carrier. “Phil Sea” Landing Signal Officer L.K. “Les”
Bruestle then took over, guiding Jackson to a miraculously “routine” landing
on the carrier’s short, pitching deck.
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Ed Jackson approaching Philippine Sea’s flight deck. Dayl Crow’s F9F flies in the background |
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Photo courtesy of Preston Jackson |
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Ed Jackson’s F9F immediately after touchdown on Philippine Sea |
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Photo courtesy of Preston Jackson |
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Ed Jackson sitting in his cockpit as flight deck personnel rush to assist him |
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Photo courtesy of Preston Jackson |
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Philippine Sea flight deck and medical personnel lift Ed Jackson from his cockpit
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Photo courtesy of Preston Jackson |
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