The Forcesit' e favourer pap
Wooden wonder: Win latest titles on iconic WWII lpS2ee4 fighter bomber
Friday December 16 2022 No. 1550 70p
l See page 21
REVIEW OF THE YEAR Britain salutes last Dambuster l See p15-17
Cyclocross
Inters wins for cyclists
Tributes to WWII bomb aimer George 'Johnny' Johnson who dies aged 101
l See page 27
Ice hockey
Ice festival celebration
l See page 28
Sports
Review of the Year
BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE: Johnny Johnson, left,, with Wg Cdr Guy Gibson
l See pages 29-31
THE WWII Dambusters passed into history with the death of bomb aimer George 'Johnny' Johnson, the last surviving member of the crew who launched the epic wartime raid on the German dams in the Ruhr Valley in 1943. He was part of the 617 Sqn crew led by Wg Cdr Guy Gibson and faced down the barrage of Nazi guns to make 10 runs over the Sorpe dam – one of three feeding the German war machine. Leading the tributes to Mr Johnson, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, said: “We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Johnny Johnson and all of his generation who fought for our freedom in World War II." l See p3 and p21