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J B JOHNSON — Fleet Air Arm

1944-01-05 · Knockabone, Sperrin Mountains, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland · United Kingdom

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Name: J B JOHNSON
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 878 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Landrail, Machrihanish
Date of death: 1944-01-05
Aircraft: Stinson-Reliant FK 914
Place of death: Knockabone, Sperrin Mountains, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: FAUGHANVALE (ST CANICE) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHY - County Londonderry, Ireland
Commemoration details: Grave 10
Family details: Son of Herbert Henry and Daisy Johnson; husband of Mary Louisa Johnson, of Stanley, Yorkshire

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