The last surviving Dambuster dies
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Johnny Johnson was the last surviving crewman (Bomb Aimer) that participated in Op CHASTISE aka 'the Dams Raid'. There are still numerous members of WWII Bomber Command aircrew around - some Pathfinders - many Main Force. Regrettably, seeing that most are in their mid-nineties their number is diminishing week by week. The International Bomber Command Centre at Canwick, Lincoln, attempts to keep in contact with as many as possible, throughout the world. Hope this helps.
Johnny Johnson was the last surviving crewman (Bomb Aimer) that participated in Op CHASTISE aka 'the Dams Raid'. There are still numerous members of WWII Bomber Command aircrew around - some Pathfinders - many Main Force. Regrettably, seeing that most are in their mid-nineties their number is diminishing week by week. The International Bomber Command Centre at Canwick, Lincoln, attempts to keep in contact with as many as possible, throughout the world. Hope this helps.
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Two questions: Does anyone on this esteemed site know who was the Skipper of the A/C in which he was he the Bomb Aimer? And what was the ID letter of the Lanc?
Rest easy Sir.
Rest easy Sir.
His skipper was McCarthy, who was hilarious at reunion occasions. I think the airframe was 'T'.
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Barksdale Boy is correct with the pilot (Joe McCarthy) and the airframe was indeed T-Tommy that had arrived from Boscombe Down only that day. It was therefore not equipped with the 'Light Altimeter' and sundry other locally devised mods. It is therefore extremely fortunate that Tommy was needed by a crew assigned to attack the Sorpe dam were the Light Altimeter wasn't required; McCarthy estimated that Johnny released their UPKEEP from 30 ft. Tommy was required when McCarthy's Q-Queenie developed a coolant leak on start-up.
