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- Birth nameGeorge Leonard Johnson
- George 'Johnny' Johnson was born on November 25, 1921 in Hameringham, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, UK. He was married to Gwyneth Morgan. He died on December 7, 2022 in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England, UK.
- SpouseGwyneth Morgan(April 3, 1943 - August 19, 2005) (her death, 3 children)
- ChildrenMorgan JohnsonSusan JohnsonJenny Johnson
- ParentsCharles JohnsonMary Ellen Henfrey
- [25th November 2021] Even at the age of one-hundred, he holds the honour of being the very last surviving member of The Dambusters.
- He received the Distinguished Flying Medal, one of 34 decorations for the squadron. He was eventually promoted to squadron leader and left the RAF in 1962. Later, he was a teacher and a mental health worker.
- He joined the RAF in 1940, and signed up to be a navigator. Instead, he was selected for training as a pilot. Eager to get into action, he took the shortest training course -- gunnery.
- He is the last British survivor of the original Dambusters, the RAF squadron which carried out a night of raids on German dams in 1943 in an effort to disable industries in the Ruhr valley.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to World War II Remembrance and his community in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England.
- Shut your bloody mouths. [On the 75th anniversary of the Dambusters raid he told academics and scholars who suggested the mission was a propaganda victory rather than an actual success, and speaking on behalf of his fellow crew, who have all since passed away, Mr Johnson invited those questioning the mission to "Shut their bloody mouths".]
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