Johnny Johnson (RAF officer) Johnny Johnson (RAF officer) Squadron Leader George Leonard "Johnny" Johnson, (born 25 November 1921) is a retired Royal Air Force officer and Britain's last survivor of the original members of No. 617 Squadron RAF and of Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943. George Johnson (known within the family as Leonard) was the sixth and last child born to Mary Ellen (née Henfrey) and Charles Johnson. He was born in the village of Hameringham in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. His mother died when he was three, leaving his father, a farm foreman, to bring up the family
No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron RAF "Not to be confused with No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment" No. 2 Squadron, also known as No. II (AC) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon. No. 2 Squadron's traditional army co-operation role is reflected in the "AC" of its title, its motto "Hereward" (Guardian of the Army), and the symbol of a Wake knot on its crest. Its unofficial nickname is "Shiny Two". No. 2 Squadron was formed at Farnborough, Hampshire on 13 May 1912, on the founding of the Royal Flying Corps as one