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36:20: Johnny's plane, Wellington bomber AG725L of the 165th | 36:20: Johnny's plane, Wellington bomber AG725L of the 165th | ||
bomber command, had its engines fail over the Channel, into which it | bomber command, had its engines fail over the Channel, into which it | ||
crashed. Johnny, a turret gunner, was the only survivor. He spent | crashed.<ref>'Bomber command' was the name of the whole British bomber | ||
enterprise, which was divided into squadrons; there was no 165th | |||
squadron.<br> | |||
According to Wikipedia there was no type 725 of the Wellington | |||
bomber.<br> | |||
According to the | |||
[http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AG725 rafcommands database] | |||
there was a bomber with ID number AG725 that crashed on takeoff from | |||
Malta 1943 May 4. It was a Martin Baltimore, not a Wellington, a | |||
light, not heavy, bomber. All the crew were killed. It was in the | |||
69th squadron. It did have 1 Canadian crew. | |||
</ref> Johnny, a turret gunner, was the only survivor. He spent | |||
the rest of the war at a desk job. He loved the bar life, drinking | the rest of the war at a desk job. He loved the bar life, drinking | ||
from 9 PM to 4 AM. | from 9 PM to 4 AM. | ||