John Jeremy Cockburn OBE (14 October 1937 - 3 April 2017) was a Scottish test pilot known for his flights in the English Electric Lightning. [1] [2]
John Jeremy Cockburn OBE (14 October 1937 - 3 April 2017) was a Scottish test pilot known for his flights in the English Electric Lightning. [1] [2]
John Cockburn was born on 14 October 1937 at Greenlaw, Berwickshire, the son of a farmer. He was educated at the Loretto School, Musselbrough. He was a keen horseman, his uncle was the trainer Stewart Wright, and he won the Berwickshire point-to-point steeplechase in 1960 and 1964. [3]
In 1964 he married Amy Thompson, known as Judy, after they met water-skiing at Hoselaw Loch. They had a son and two daughters. [3]
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Cockburn died on 3 April 2017. He was survived by his wife and children. [3] He received obituaries in The Times , The Daily Telegraph , and The Scotsman .
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