This was Operation Chastise, which on;y the Brits took part in. Johnson was an aimer specialist, and has his own Wikipedia entry.
This was Operation Chastise, which on;y the Brits took part in. Johnson was an aimer specialist, and has his own Wikipedia entry.
Rest in Peace you great and honorable warrior.
Bomber Command has been abused, slandered and vilified. Almost half of them died. It would have been far safer to be an infantry officer in the British Army.
They were heroes.
I saw a couple movies based on what these guys did. Amazing.
This is veryreminiscent of when Lt Col Richard Cole died in 2019. Both he and George Leonard “Johnny” Johnson were the last of a group of incredibly brave men.
Bomb Aimer Johnson, the last Dam Buster
Lt Col Richard Cole, the last Doolittle Raider
RIP to both heros.
Fly Free
These airmen were heroes and yet the Zeeper crowd would condem any other country than the US who attack “civilian” infrastructure in wartime. Hypocrisy is the air Zeepers breath.
I hate that all these guys are leaving us.
I built a scale model kit ‘Dam Buster’ Lancaster as a kid. Love the ‘55 movie, watch it every time it’s on.
During the testing of the circular bomb , a B-25 dropped one at high speed and low altitude. The bomb bounced off the water and destroyed the B-25 in an instant. The crew never knew what happened.
Great men are leaving this world for better things.
Not entirely true - many in squadron were from other parts of the British Empire, Canadians, New Zealanders, Australians