The last surviving Dambuster dies
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Thank you Sir, RIP
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He was a terrific ambassador for his generation. Fair winds, Johnny.
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May he rest in peace. Apres moi ...
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I had the great pleasure and honour of meeting Johnny on a couple occasions as he was the guest of honour at Bristol & Gloucestershire ATC Wing Parades and Dinners. He was always interested in the Cadets and what they were up to. RIP Sir your Duty Done.
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101 - not a bad innings. Fair winds and blue skies dear chap, you served your country and people well. The epitome of the Greatest Generation.
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Thank you for your service, Sir
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One of the truly exceptional ambassadors for the RAF and a humble man to boot, there are less and less of these people today,
Blue skies and one hopes one is walking into the crewroom in the sky to be welcomed with a mug of Tea and a pat on the back by the rest of your old crew, a job well done. RIP and thank you. |
Originally Posted by Downwind.Maddl-Land
(Post 11344246)
101 - not a bad innings. Fair winds and blue skies dear chap, you served your country and people well. The epitome of the Greatest Generation.
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DCO. A well-deserved RIP after a full and worthy life.
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RIP sir. Juxtaposition between him and his colleagues in comparison to the drivel we read about daily, Harry, Hancock, Sturgeon etc is extraordinary.
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Sir
You're duty is now done, RIP and fly safe. |
Blue skies sir...
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Salute
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my hat is off
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Raising a glass in salute.
RIP |
Originally Posted by Chugalug2
(Post 11344270)
Hear, hear! But I suspect he would be the first to reject such an epitaph. We were always brought to order by Danny42C for putting his generation on any sort of pedestal. "It simply happened on our watch, any others would have done the same. It just had to be done". With due respect to them all, they were special, very special, and thank heavens that was so!
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RIP Johnny, the last of a truly amazing bunch, blue skies.
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RIP Sir…
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Does anybody know if there are any surviving non-Pathfinder Bomber Command crew left? Or was Johnny Johnson the very last of them all?
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Originally Posted by AnotherFSO
(Post 11345260)
Does anybody know if there are any surviving non-Pathfinder Bomber Command crew left? Or was Johnny Johnson the very last of them all?
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Originally Posted by Downwind.Maddl-Land
(Post 11345372)
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. |
Originally Posted by Pinky the pilot
(Post 11349932)
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. |
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.
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