BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten June 4, 2024 22:29:00
About low flying aircraft dropping innovative bouncing bombs. the men of 617 squadron were responsible. george "johnny" johnson was just 21 years old. i feel privileged and honoured to have been able to take part in that raid, one which i shall never forget. johnnyjohnson was the bomb aimer on his lancaster and he would lie flat on his stomach in the front of the aircraft here. on the night of the raid, once they were over the target, he wasn't happy with the approach, so he asked his pilot to go round again and again. dave rodger in the rear turret, after about the sixth or seventh dummy run ...