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Kenneth Newton Walker, Brigadier General, US Army Air Corps received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a fatal bombing mission over Rabaul, New Britain, on January 5, 1943.

The last remaining British soldier to fight in the legendary Dambusters raid during World War II has died at 101.

The last survivor of the famous Dambusters raid of WW2.

He met local people who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed during operation chastise, as well as 53 ofjohnnys comrades from bomber command. im lucky, yes, to still be alive. im lucky that i was with the right crew, in the right place, at the right time. and i feel privileged and honoured to have taken part in that raid. i think it was a great raid, i think it was a tribute to all those who took part, particularly those who gave their lives in pursuing their target. newsreel:...

He met locals who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed, as well as 53 ofjohnnys comrades from bomber command. i am lucky, yes, to still be alive. im lucky i had the right crew in the right place at the right time. and i feel privileged and honoured to have taken part in that raid. i think it was a great raid. i think it was a tribute to all those who took part, particularly those who gave their lives in pursuing their target. they were honoured at the time with the distinguish...

When he was appointed MBE, he insisted: ‘It is the squadron that is being honoured with this, not me’

..and hit the countrys industrial heartland. it was a thrilling experience, no other way to describe it. our briefing was to fly across the dam, to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. so, it was practice, practice, practice. born in lincolnshire in 1921, johnny lost his mum when he was only three years old. he joined the raf as a teenager and for years rarely talked about the dambusters. but when he was in his 90s, johnnyjohnson returned to germany with a bbc film crew. h...

Our briefing was to fly across the dam, to drop the bomb as near as possible to the centre of the dam. so, it was practice, practice, practice. born in lincolnshire in 1921, johnny lost his mum when he was only three years old. he joined the raf as a teenager and for years rarely talked about the dambusters. but when he was in his 90s, johnnyjohnson returned to germany with a bbc film crew. he met local people who remembered the raids. hundreds of civilians were killed during operation chastise,...

Carried out by moonlight on the night of May 17, 1943, the Dambusters raid on a vital part of the Nazis infrastructure has passed into legend for its valour and ingenuity.

The last survivor of the famous Dambusters raid of WW2.