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Survivors of "Sea Hag" (01/01/44)

Three of the survivors of "Sea Hag". The three men are wearing British sailor uniforms which were given to them to replace wet flying gear.

On the back of this photo, in Jackson's own handwriting is the following:
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Jan. 1st, 1944
Interrogation Room, 384th Bomb Gp. somewhere in England
Hot chocolate upon returning to base after ditching in the English Channel Dec.30th, 1943
Left to right:

W.A.J. Jr., Copilot
Lt. "Jake" Jacobs Pilot
Lt. "Whisky" Davis Bombardier
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For more information on this ditching, see Ditching Story

Photo courtesy of USAF, Original print via Dorothy Jackson Tomlinson

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