The last British member of 617 Squadron, Johnny Johnson has passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 101. George Leonard “Johnny” Johnson was born on the 25th of November 1921 and joined the Royal Air Force in 1940. In 1943 he was selected to be part [read more]
Wales will see a flypast of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Lancaster this evening at Chepstow and Cardiff as the Welsh connections to the famous Dambusters raid are remembered. The raid, known as Operation Chastise, took place 75 years ago over the course of the 16th & 17th May 1943. [read more]
The last surviving Dambuster, Johnny Johnson MBE DFM will be giving a talk at Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitors Park on 19th April. The talk, which is part of Manchester Airport‘s 80th birthday celebrations, will see Mr Johnsoon talk about his role in the raids on German dams in May 1943 by [read more]
Carol Vorderman MBE, TV presenter and Honorary Ambassador for the RAF Air Cadets has launched a campaign saying that the last surviving British Dambuster should get a knighthood, despite being overlooked in the New Year Honours list. George “Johnny” Johnson (95) who lives in Bristol is the only British member [read more]
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