The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 18, May 2, 2004, Article 10

RECORD PRICE FOR A VICTORIA CROSS

  The Konowal story revolved around the recovery of
  his stolen Victoria Cross medal.  Coincidentally, from
  London comes a report that another hero's Victoria
  Cross has set a price record:

  "A Victoria Cross awarded to an airman who climbed onto
  a Lancaster bomber's wing at 20,000ft to put out a fire has
  sold for a record price.

  It went for ,250 at the Spink auction house in London
  on Friday, smashing the old record for a VC of  ,250."

  "Mr Jackson was 25 when his crew came under fire from
   a German fighter on a bombing raid on the town of
   Schweinfurt in April 1944.

  He climbed out of the cockpit into a slipstream to try to put
  out the flames, before falling off and crashing to the ground
  under a burning parachute.

  Despite serious injuries, he managed to crawl to a nearby
  German village and spent 10 months in hospital before
  being transferred to a prisoner of war (POW) camp."

  To read the full story, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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