Ken Johnson’s Royal Air Force Observers and Air Gunners Flying Log Book
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Ken Johnson’s Royal Air Force Observers and Air Gunners Flying Log Book
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Ken Johnson’s Flying Log Book as an air gunner from 23rd October 1943 until 17th July 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner.
Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Conversion Unit, and No 5 Lancaster Finishing School.
During OTU Gunnery Course, a Miles Martinet was used as the target aircraft.
In June 1944 posted to 61 Squadron. For his second tour he was posted to 9 Squadron in December often dropping Tallboy bombs.
Served at RAF Dalcross, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Skellingthorpe, RAF Bardney.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.
With 29 OTU, Johnson flew one leaflet operation at night. With 61 Squadron he flew 33 bombing operations (18 night, 15 day) whilst with 9 Squadron there were 10 day bombing, 1 Operation Exodus, and 1 Operation Post Mortem.
His targets were Orleans, Watten, Gelsenkirchen, Limoges, Prouville, Vitry, Beauvoir, St. Leu D’Esserent, Kiel, Donges, St Cyr Versailles, Givors, Stuttgart, Cahagnes, Joigny, Mont Candon, Bois de Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, Secqueville, Chatellerault, Russelsheim, Bordeaux, Gilze-Rijen, Stettin, La Pallice, Rollancourt, Brest, Le Havre, Darmstadt, Boulogne, Dortmund Ems Canal, Karlsruhe, Urft Dam, Bergen, Altenbeken, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Schweinmunde (Prinz Eugen), Heligoland, Berchtesgaden, Flensburg.
His pilot for all operations was Flight Lieutenant Watkins, other than the Operation Post Mortem when it was Flying Officer Macdonald.
On the operation to St. Cyr on 25th July 1944, his aircraft was hit by bombs from an aircraft above, causing the loss of the rear turret including the rear gunner.
Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Conversion Unit, and No 5 Lancaster Finishing School.
During OTU Gunnery Course, a Miles Martinet was used as the target aircraft.
In June 1944 posted to 61 Squadron. For his second tour he was posted to 9 Squadron in December often dropping Tallboy bombs.
Served at RAF Dalcross, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Skellingthorpe, RAF Bardney.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.
With 29 OTU, Johnson flew one leaflet operation at night. With 61 Squadron he flew 33 bombing operations (18 night, 15 day) whilst with 9 Squadron there were 10 day bombing, 1 Operation Exodus, and 1 Operation Post Mortem.
His targets were Orleans, Watten, Gelsenkirchen, Limoges, Prouville, Vitry, Beauvoir, St. Leu D’Esserent, Kiel, Donges, St Cyr Versailles, Givors, Stuttgart, Cahagnes, Joigny, Mont Candon, Bois de Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, Secqueville, Chatellerault, Russelsheim, Bordeaux, Gilze-Rijen, Stettin, La Pallice, Rollancourt, Brest, Le Havre, Darmstadt, Boulogne, Dortmund Ems Canal, Karlsruhe, Urft Dam, Bergen, Altenbeken, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Schweinmunde (Prinz Eugen), Heligoland, Berchtesgaden, Flensburg.
His pilot for all operations was Flight Lieutenant Watkins, other than the Operation Post Mortem when it was Flying Officer Macdonald.
On the operation to St. Cyr on 25th July 1944, his aircraft was hit by bombs from an aircraft above, causing the loss of the rear turret including the rear gunner.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Ken Johnson’s Royal Air Force Observers and Air Gunners Flying Log Book,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/55543.