Brendan Jackson

Air Chief Marshal Sir Brendan James Jackson, GCB (23 August 1935 – 19 November 1998) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.

Born on 23 August 1935,[1] Jackson was educated at Chichester High School For Boys and the University of London.

He then joined the Royal Air Force on a national service commission in 1956.

[2] As a junior officer, he successfully ejected from a Victor B2 which became uncontrollable during a night training exercise on 20 March 1963.

[2] He went on to be Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command in 1986 and Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1988.