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"The Germans had a perfect copy of the bomb"

Johnny Johnson, a bomb aimer on the Dambusters raid of 16 and 17 May 1943, tells us about the one complete bouncing bomb that got into the hands of the Germans.

"He made it absolutely perfect in the end, that's the sort of man he was"

Johnny Johnson, the last remaining bomb aimer from the Dambuster raid gives his thoughts on the man behind the invention of the bouncing bomb, Barnes Wallis.

The bouncing bomb just looked like a big glorified dustbin

Dambusters veteran, Johnny Johnson, describes his first encounter with both the mission-modified aircraft and the bouncing bomb itself.

When the two base pins were in line you dropped your bomb

Johnny Johnson, Dambusters veteran, explains what his bomb-drop training for the raid entailed.

We all just knew that he was very pressured

Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb, knew from the start of the Second World War that he would have an important role to play.

Guy Gibson, the essence of good leadership

Dambusters veteran, Johnny Johnson, during which he imparted his thoughts on RAF hero and commander of Squadron 617, Guy Gibson.