What a Grand old man "Johnnie" Johnson is, Watching this video, and the story of his unfortunate comrades makes me realise just how precious life is. We should always be indebted to him, and all the men like him.
things like this should be shown in schools to kids at an early age to make them appreciate our heroes sacrifices and give them respect for our country.i have so much pride and respect for what we as a nation did in both world wars.god bless all in bomber command that gave their lives for us and all our war vets we will never forget them
It was very inspiring to watch Johnny re-visit his past and listen to his reflections on his experiences, and those of others on the ground, that night in 1943.
It was very inspiring to see Johnny re-visit his past and listen to his reflections on his experiences and those of others on the ground that night in 1943.
Thank you for this. Johnny is a courageous man not only for his military service but even more so for encountering and confronting the past. Most people are too weak, blind and frightened. I salute you and all your comrades.
Bless em all!!! Around 1990 I was in a mall in Sault Ste. Marie Ont and bought a poppy from a veteran wearing his legion blazer complete with a row of medals and air gunner wing. One of the medals was the DFC. I said to him you've had some excitement. He replied, "One night in particular." I asked his squadron and he replied 617. His name was Dave Roger and he was the tail gunner in T for Tommy. A humbling experience for me and one I shall never forget. Thanks for posting this.
Bomber Command have not been given the recognition they so deserve. So many young lives, full of promise ended in such terrible ways. Only the men of bomber command faced death by gunshot, cannon shell, flak, fire, crash and sometimes falling thousands of feet without a parachute. I too salute this brave man, and all those others he represents here. I write with tears in my eyes after seeing him visit graves of his comrades. May we never forget their sacrifice, we Owe them so much.
As a former RAF airman who retired in 2005 after 30 years Service; I salute you and your generation. We owe our way of life to you and your colleagues. I salute you Sir.
Well said! All the RAF Bomber Cmd aircrew deserve huge respect for their actions in WW2. 55,000 paid the price by forfeiting their lives. It is a disgrace that they have never been honoured with a campaign medal! We owe these men a debt we can never repay, we can only honour their memory & ensure they are NEVER forgotten. Ultimate respect to Johnny & his comrades from 617. They will never appreciate how much pride people have in them. ULTIMATE RESPECT-PER ARDUA AD ASTRA.
What a Grand old man "Johnnie" Johnson is, Watching this video, and the story of his unfortunate comrades makes me realise just how precious life is. We should always be indebted to him, and all the men like him.
KevinJKtheman 4 days ago
things like this should be shown in schools to kids at an early age to make them appreciate our heroes sacrifices and give them respect for our country.i have so much pride and respect for what we as a nation did in both world wars.god bless all in bomber command that gave their lives for us and all our war vets we will never forget them
clammy666 6 months ago
Thanks so much for posting this video.
It was very inspiring to watch Johnny re-visit his past and listen to his reflections on his experiences, and those of others on the ground, that night in 1943.
Thank you,
Mike Rosen, M.D.
drmarosen 6 months ago
Thanks so much for posting this video.
It was very inspiring to see Johnny re-visit his past and listen to his reflections on his experiences and those of others on the ground that night in 1943.
Thank you,
Mike Rosen, M.D.
drmarosen 6 months ago
Thank you for this. Johnny is a courageous man not only for his military service but even more so for encountering and confronting the past. Most people are too weak, blind and frightened. I salute you and all your comrades.
globalman 7 months ago
Pleasure, thanks for the comment.
airman617 10 months ago
Thank you so much for posting this.
CliffField 10 months ago
I personally want to execute the person who disliked this video!
I salute you Johnny and many others who should have got even more credit than they did.
Thankyou
samosammo123 10 months ago 2
Bless em all!!! Around 1990 I was in a mall in Sault Ste. Marie Ont and bought a poppy from a veteran wearing his legion blazer complete with a row of medals and air gunner wing. One of the medals was the DFC. I said to him you've had some excitement. He replied, "One night in particular." I asked his squadron and he replied 617. His name was Dave Roger and he was the tail gunner in T for Tommy. A humbling experience for me and one I shall never forget. Thanks for posting this.
frostyupnorth 1 year ago 2
Pleasure
airman617 1 year ago
To whom ever is responsible for these videos, THANK YOU.
vkorchnoifan 1 year ago 2
Bomber Command have not been given the recognition they so deserve. So many young lives, full of promise ended in such terrible ways. Only the men of bomber command faced death by gunshot, cannon shell, flak, fire, crash and sometimes falling thousands of feet without a parachute. I too salute this brave man, and all those others he represents here. I write with tears in my eyes after seeing him visit graves of his comrades. May we never forget their sacrifice, we Owe them so much.
derfel1963 1 year ago
Johnny.
As a former RAF airman who retired in 2005 after 30 years Service; I salute you and your generation. We owe our way of life to you and your colleagues. I salute you Sir.
Steve Sykes
srmsykes 2 years ago 11
Hear hear!
purepils 2 years ago
Well said! All the RAF Bomber Cmd aircrew deserve huge respect for their actions in WW2. 55,000 paid the price by forfeiting their lives. It is a disgrace that they have never been honoured with a campaign medal! We owe these men a debt we can never repay, we can only honour their memory & ensure they are NEVER forgotten. Ultimate respect to Johnny & his comrades from 617. They will never appreciate how much pride people have in them. ULTIMATE RESPECT-PER ARDUA AD ASTRA.
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 2 years ago
@srmsykes After researching ww2 for so many years I have to say this must have been the most accurate bombing campaign of the entire war!
What a man he is to have been not only one of the few but one of this few. What a man!
STOPTHEEU 3 months ago