{"id":5226,"date":"2020-09-09T12:08:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=5226"},"modified":"2020-12-06T08:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T08:17:11","slug":"falkson-jack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/falkson-jack\/","title":{"rendered":"Falkson, Jack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Jack Falkson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Pilot Officer, 263 Squadron<br>Service number 41688<br>Died 8 Jun 1940<br>Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial<br>Age 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jack was born on 1 May 1914 in Durban, South Africa to Ahron and Elizabeth nee Canarick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack was killed on board H.M.S. Glorious. He had taken part in the successful evacuation of fighters from Narvik on 26 May 1940. A trio of Gladiator Mk II biplanes flown by F\/L Caesar B Hull, P\/O Jack Falkson and Lt Anthony JG &#8220;Tony&#8221; Lydekker were detached from Bardufoss further south to Bod\u00f8 to cover troops retreating northwards from the German advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had landed with nine other pilots from 263 Squadron in their Gladiator aircraft. The ship was attacked and sunk by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau later in the day with the loss of almost all on board. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jack-falkson.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jack-falkson.png 402w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jack-falkson-250x348.png 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jack-falkson-120x167.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption>Photo credit Nordlandsmuseet. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/British_fighter_pilot_memorial_in_Bodo_Norway.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/British_fighter_pilot_memorial_in_Bodo_Norway.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/British_fighter_pilot_memorial_in_Bodo_Norway-250x396.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/British_fighter_pilot_memorial_in_Bodo_Norway-120x190.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption>Memorial at Bod\u00f8, Norway next to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norwegian_Aviation_Museum\">Norwegian Aviation Museum<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jack Falkson Pilot Officer, 263 SquadronService number 41688Died 8 Jun 1940Commemorated on Runnymede MemorialAge 26 Jack was born on 1 May 1914 in Durban, South Africa to Ahron and Elizabeth nee Canarick. 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