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Old 15th October 2006, 04:57
brewerjerry brewerjerry is offline
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Re: info wanted about Johnnie Johnson over Dieppe

Hi
a favourite link to an interesting page, and a good discussion ....!!!

his italian fw 190 combat over dieppe.

Johnnie Johnson was given his first command, No. 610 Squadron, in July 1942. During the Dieppe raid, he flew four sorties, got one enemy fighter and shared another. This sortie almost proved to be his last as he was set upon by a FW 190 with Italian markings. Forbidden to fly below 2,000 feet (ships had been ordered to fire upon anything below this altitude) Johnnie dove and pulled out just above the ships masts. Anti-aircraft fire was intense but he pulled out unscathed. How the Italian FW 190 fared he never knew.

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http://www.wings-fine-arts.com/johnniejohnson.htm

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