msc 18,472 Posted January 7, 2017 I'm against his knighthood because he's only really getting it for still being alive. My own great grandfather was a Commando. He only got the Africa Star. They made a film about his exploits! Anyway, my faith has been restored in the honours system as my nominee got his MBE (no, I wasn't the nominee). My own great-grandfather won medals in the First World War, but no one's ever heard of him because he died in the 1940s when there was millions of them walking about. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted October 31, 2017 Interview with Johnny Johnson: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5026421/Surviving-Dambuster-hits-revisionist-historians.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/16/2013 at 19:46, Paul Bearer said: Watching BBC2 The Dambusters: 70 years on. Seems there are only 2 surviving members, Canadian rear gunner Fred Sutherland, 89, and 91-year-old Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson. Excellent obit chances Now 75 years on and Sutherland and Johnson still alive. Johnson tells the Mail of his fortune at still being alive (which means he's going on my Poker Tourney team): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5735623/Britains-surviving-Dambuster-George-Johnny-Johnson-says-misses-crewmen.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted May 16, 2018 For a moment I thought this had been updated to say that Johnson had died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted June 9, 2018 Those survivors from the 1955 film, according to IMDB: Tony Doonan (Flt Lt REG Hutchison DFC) - b. 1927 John Fraser (Flt Lt JV Hopgood DFC) - b. 1931 d. 2020 Denys Graham (Flying Officer LG Knight DSO) - b. 1926 d. 2024 Gerald Harper (Mocking RAF Officer) - b. 1929 Philip Latham (Flight Sergeant) - b. 1929, d. 2020 Nina Parry (Barnes Wallis' Daughter) - b. ??? Unless you know different... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted January 22, 2019 On 16/05/2013 at 19:46, Paul Bearer said: Watching BBC2 The Dambusters: 70 years on. Seems there are only 2 surviving members, Canadian rear gunner Fred Sutherland, 89, and 91-year-old Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson. Excellent obit chances Fred Sutherland is dead: https://dambustersblog.com/2019/01/22/fred-sutherland/?fbclid=IwAR19qWfFd3DUMxQcBetFE97_5-vcnNWesLtc14fKFSzB0AcsPiKlLG7OoaM DDP pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Fred Sutherland is dead: https://dambustersblog.com/2019/01/22/fred-sutherland/?fbclid=IwAR19qWfFd3DUMxQcBetFE97_5-vcnNWesLtc14fKFSzB0AcsPiKlLG7OoaM DDP pick. It says up above he was a rear gunner Shouldn't this be in the LGBT thread? I'll get me coat! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted January 22, 2019 On 06/01/2017 at 11:43, Pedro67 said: I picked Fred Sutherland for my DDP team. Was looking for unique picks and as no one had him last year........ Finally paid off. QO is inevitable... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted January 22, 2019 QO for Fred Sutherland: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/01/22/fred-sutherlandcanadian-air-gunner-one-last-two-survivors-dambusters/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted May 10, 2019 On 16/05/2013 at 22:35, Paul Bearer said: Of course, Barnes Wallaces daughter Mary Stopes-Roe is bound to get an obit, born 1927 Report regarding the death of Mary Stopes-Roe: Pretty good source but then again, it's just a Twitter report. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,602 Posted November 25, 2019 George 'Johnny' Johnson is 98 today. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted November 9, 2020 On 09/06/2018 at 16:41, YoungWillz said: Those survivors from the 1955 film, according to IMDB: Tony Doonan (Flt Lt REG Hutchison DFC) - b. 1927 John Fraser (Flt Lt JV Hopgood DFC) - b. 1931 d. 2020 Denys Graham (Flying Officer LG Knight DSO) - b. 1926 Gerald Harper (Mocking RAF Officer) - b. 1929 Philip Latham (Flight Sergeant) - b. 1929, d. 2020 Nina Parry (Barnes Wallis' Daughter) - b. ??? Unless you know different... Haven't really checked but updated for John Fraser who now has a Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/11/09/john-fraser-prolific-film-actor-1950s-1960s-dubbed-handsome/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,739 Posted May 20, 2021 Picture of George 'Johnny' Johnson from 17th of May. He participated in an outdoor event "Dambusters Ride" where a group of cyclists completed a "flypast" in front of him. He'll be 100 in November. https://www.rafbf.org/news-and-blogs/bristol-cycle-past-event-pays-tribute-johnny-johnson’s-centenary 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted July 19, 2021 Not sure how Lawrence "Benny" Goodman fits in here, but "Dambusters" is all over his Wiki. I'm guessing because he was in 617 Squadron. Anyway, he's being reported dead: https://www.key.aero/article/dambuster-lawrence-benny-goodman-dies 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Not sure how Lawrence "Benny" Goodman fits in here, but "Dambusters" is all over his Wiki. I'm guessing because he was in 617 Squadron. Anyway, he's being reported dead: https://www.key.aero/article/dambuster-lawrence-benny-goodman-dies The wording on his Wiki page doesn't make it clear but I believe I'm correct in saying he was the last surviving pilot from the operation. Johnny Johnson survives and he was an air gunner. News to me that there were any surviving pilots though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 282 Posted July 19, 2021 He was indeed a pilot from 617 Squadron, but only began to fly missions with them over a year after the Dambusters raid. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,739 Posted July 19, 2021 On 09/06/2018 at 18:41, YoungWillz said: Those survivors from the 1955 film, according to IMDB: ... Nina Parry (Barnes Wallis' Daughter) - b. ??? According to imdb, Parry was born in 1944. Couldn't find anything about her from the last over 50 years... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted July 19, 2021 Thanks all. I wonder if there are any more general 617 Squadron members with a Wiki page still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,602 Posted November 25, 2021 The 'last dambuster' George "Johnny" Johnson reaches 100 today. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted December 8, 2022 On 25/11/2021 at 09:32, time said: The 'last dambuster' George "Johnny" Johnson reaches 100 today. Johnny Johnson being reported dead on Facebook, aged 101. The last Dambuster. RIP. Edit: Link. 6 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: Johnny Johnson being reported dead on Facebook, aged 101. The last Dambuster. RIP. Edit: Link. Wiki now has a link to the Dambusters blog: https://dambustersblog.com/2022/12/08/johnny-johnson-1921-2022/ RIP. I have him on a list somewhere... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted December 8, 2022 6 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Wiki now has a link to the Dambusters blog: https://dambustersblog.com/2022/12/08/johnny-johnson-1921-2022/ RIP. I have him on a list somewhere... I had him on lists for years - but not in 2022 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,602 Posted December 8, 2022 Made his debut in my DDP team in 2015. His biog always had his year of birth wrong. On the plus side, I've still got time to find a replacement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 18, 2023 Alan Buxton, the penultimate survivor of the wartime “Dambuster” squadron, has died. He was 102. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/06/18/alan-buxton-dambusters-died-obituary/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
