Douglas Jackman

Sir Douglas Jackman
Born	26 October 1902
Died	15 June 1991
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1926–1961
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 40 Group RAF Maintenance Command
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Marshal Sir (Harold) Douglas Jackman KBE CB (26 October 1902 - 15 June 1991) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Maintenance Command.

RAF career

Jackman joined the Royal Air Force in 1926 initially serving as a Stores Officer.^[1] He served in World War II as an Administrative Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Middle East, then as Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Mediterranean Air Command before becoming Assistant Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Air Forces and then Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Balkan Air Force.^[1]

After the War he was appointed Director of Movements and then Director of Organisation (Forecasting and Planning) at the Air Ministry.^[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 40 Group in 1952, Director-General of Equipment at the Air Ministry in 1955 and Air Officer Commanding RAF Maintenance Command in 1958, where he laid the foundation stone for a new Headquarters at Andover^[2] before retiring in 1961.^[1]

In retirement he became Chief Co-ordinator of the Anglo-American Community Relations Scheme in the UK.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Douglas Jackman
2. ^ Smoke of Battle Flight International, 4 November 1960
3. ^ In brief Flight International, 8 June 1961

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Richard Jordan	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command 1958–1961	Succeeded by Sir Leslie Dalton-Morris

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Name	Jackman, Douglas
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Date of birth	26 October 1902
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Date of death	15 June 1991
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