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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.

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.

"We were not allowed to tell anybody anything"

Johnny Johnson, one of the last remaining aircrew who flew in 617 Squadron's Dambuster raid, explained in a one-off interview with the RAF Benevolent Fund about the…

That's a hell of a thing to ask

Dambusters bomb-aimer, Johnny Johnson, explains the difficulties of dropping bombs at low heights and how they led to the introduction of spotlights on the aircraft.