Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE was the last surviving airman who took part in the Dambuster raids.Squadron ... year This was an attack on German dams in 1943 carried out using special ...
The 100-year-old is the last person alive to have flown in the mission to destroy German-controlled dams. Mr Russell said ... Petition to knight last UK Dambuster Dambusters: Triumph and tragedy ...
Huw Evans picture agency The Möhne Dam in North Rhine-Westphalia after being bombed during Operation Chastise Mr Johnson, who was born in Lincolnshire, said being a Dambuster was a "thrilling ...
On May 13, 1943, Gibson led the daring Dambusters raid into the Ruhr Valley, codenamed Operation Chastise, destroying dams using inventor Barnes Wallis’ bouncing bomb. Of 133 men involved ...