Johnny Johnson (RAF officer)
Johnny Johnson | |
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Johnson in 1943 | |
| Birth name | George Leonard Johnson |
| Born | 25 November 1921 Hameringham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 7 December 2022 (aged 101) Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England |
| Buried | Torquay, Devon |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1962 |
| Rank | Squadron leader |
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| Spouse(s) |
Gwyneth Morgan
(m. 1943; died 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
Squadron Leader George Leonard Johnson MBE DFM (25 November 1921 − 7 December 2022), better known as Johnny Johnson, was a British Royal Air Force officer who was the last surviving original member of No. 617 Squadron RAF and of Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943.