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{{Short description|Scottish test pilot}}
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[[File:Lightning.inflight.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|A Lightning F.3 in 1964]]
'''John Jeremy Cockburn''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (14 October 1937 – 3 April 2017) was a Scottish test pilot known for his flights in the [[English Electric Lightning]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-john-cockburn-obe-test-and-display-pilot-of-fast-military-jets-1-4422213|title = Obituary: John Cockburn OBE, test and display pilot of fast military jets}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/05/10/john-cockburn-test-pilot-obituary/|title=John Cockburn, test pilot – obituary|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=10 May 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
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 (horse trainer)|Stewart Wright]], and he won the Berwickshire [[Point-to-point (steeplechase)|point-to-point]] steeplechase in 1960 and 1964.<ref name=times>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/register/john-cockburn-zpksqzfcw John Cockburn.] ''[[The Times]]'', 13 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017. {{subscription required}}</ref>

==Marriage==
In 1964 he married Amy Thompson, known as Judy, after they met water-skiing at [[Hoselaw Loch]]. They had a son and two daughters.<ref name=times/>

==Career==

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==Death==
Cockburn died on 3 April 2017. He was survived by his wife and children.<ref name=times/> He received obituaries in ''[[The Times]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', and ''[[The Scotsman]]''.

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