Family forced to sell WWII VC.

[Drone_pilot]

The family of a World War II airman who risked his life to save the crew of a Lancaster bomber is being forced to sell his Victoria Cross.
Norman Jackson, a 25-year-old flight engineer, climbed out of the cockpit to try to put out flames as his plane came under fire from a German fighter.

Mr Jackson, of Ealing, west London, left the medal to his wife who did not specify a recipient in her will.

The family wanted to give the medal, worth more than £140,000, to a museum.

It is now up for sale at Spink auction house in Bloomsbury, west London, on 30 April.

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Story behind the V.C. (http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/2962/password//sort/1/cat/500/page/1)

[Bombardier]

Hopefully, a rich business man will buy it and do what the family want and donate it to the museum. ? army;

[Drone_pilot]

WOW, when you read the full story it make you think about your own mortality.

just think what it was like to climb out of a burning plane, to put out a fire then fall 20,000 feet and live.

thy broke the mould when they made this guy. sal;

[Bombardier]

thy broke the mould when they made this guy

Your not wrong buddy, your not wrong vc; sal; army;