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Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:49 pm
by 1066
Sad to see the last of those brave chaps no longer with us.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33769486
Re: Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 6:50 am
by Ballistol
The date on the link is 2015.
Isn't George "Johnny" Johnson still alive?
Re: Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 6:58 am
by Les
RIP, Les.
A true hero. clapclap
Re: Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 7:46 am
by ovenpaa
Les died 04/08/2015
RIP Les regardless of when you passed, without people like hi who knows where we would be now.
Re: Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 7:56 am
by 1066
Oops! Sorry about that. Didn't see it was old news and yes, I believe Jonny Johnson is still with us.
Re: Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:01 am
by ovenpaa
I have also fallen into the trap of reading old news and believing it to be current and I have seen a few recent articles on well known personalities who have apparently died, only to discover they are advertising or spam links when clicked on.
Re: Les Munro - The last of the dam busters. RIP
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 7:42 pm
by GeeRam
When Les passed away, he was the last of the Dams Raid pilots.
As pointed out, there are still two Dams Raid aircrew left, George 'Johnny' Johnson, who was Joe McCarthy's front gunner in the second wave that dropped their bomb on the Sorpe, without any success and fellow front gunner, Canadian Fred Sutherland who was in Les Knights crew in the first wave, and which was the crew that dropped the last available Upkeep at the Eder Dam, breaching it.