George 'Johnny' Johnson

George 'Johnny' Johnson

Birth : 1921-11-25, Hameringham, Lincolnshire, England, UK

History

Squadron Leader George Leonard "Johnny" Johnson, MBE, DFM is a retired Royal Air Force officer who is the last surviving original member of No. 617 Squadron RAF and of Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943.

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George 'Johnny' Johnson

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What the Dambusters Did Next
Himself - Squadron Leader, 617 Squadron (as Johnny Johnson)
The daring raid is undoubtedly one of the most famous in the history of the Second World War, the subject of a great British blockbuster and countless books. But what did the elite fliers of No 617 Squadron RAF, otherwise known as the Dambusters, do after Operation Chastise? This new documentary provides a wealth of insight into the spectacular missions undertaken by the squadron after the deployment of the famous bouncing bombs in 1943.