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 ...
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 ...
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 ...