The Last Dambuster has died

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The last surviving WW2 member of 617 Squadron has died. Johnny Johnson was a bomb aimer who took part in the famous Dam Busters raids of 1943.

He was 101.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-63899393

https://news.sky.com/story/last-survivi ... t-12763833

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... s-aged-101

Of the 133 airmen who participated in the raids, 53 were killed and another 3 captured. A total of 8 Lancaster bombers were shot down. An extremely heavy price to pay.

Johnny was one of the lucky survivors and obviously went on to lead a great life after the war was over.

Full biography here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_ ... F_officer)

Gone but won't be forgotten. RIP sir.