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LAC John Walker Johnson 71187

Squadron/s79 SQN
Rank On Discharge/Death Leading Aircraftsman (LAC)
Mustering / SpecialisationArmourer
Date of Birth16 Sep 1924
Date of Enlistment13 Oct 1942
Contributing Author/sSteve McGregor
Updated by Vince Conant
July 2013
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John was born on the 16/9/1924 in Killara NSW.

He enlisted, at age 18, in the RAAF on the 13/10/1942 and was an armourer. His last posting was to 79 Squadron and served in the Pacific Islands during the campaign against the Japanese. He was discharged on the 3/1/46



Some of the crew on Morotai 1945
No. 79 Squadron Spitfire and ground crew at Momote Airfield in April 1944

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79 SQN

79 Squadron was formed at Laverton, Victoria, on 26 April 1943. The squadron received its first Spitfire VC aircraft a month later, when it was ordered to deploy to Goodenough I...

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