The last remaining 'Dambuster', who helped lead one of the most dangerous air raids in the Second World War, has died aged 101
Squadron Leader George "Johnny" Johnson, who was a bomb-aimer in the Dambusters raid, died peacefully in his sleep aged 101 in Bristol.Mr Johnson, who was born in Lincolnshire, was just 21 when he took part in the highly dangerous raid in 1943.
He told the BBC: "It was an exhilarating experience", adding that he felt "honoured to have had the chance to take part".The Dambusters raid involved experimental bouncing bombs on dams in the Ruhr region, flooding key industrial areas with water. The story was made into a popular film, the Dam Busters, in 1955, which was voted one of the best 100 British films of the 20th century by the BFI.
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