JOHNSON, Paul Gilbert
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This pilot flew Spitfire fighter aircraft for the RCAF / RAF (60% of all RCAF personnel served in RAF units at some point) in WWII, this record has come from the database of Mr. Halliday, a Canadian military historian.
This Pilot's entry: cause of death was kia, burial location France, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org) may have more information on family.
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421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). Flight Lieutenant Johnson was engaged in strafing enemy transport when the port wing of his Spitfire LFIX aircraft MK 809 hit a tree. He could not bail out and attempted to return to base. He was killed when the Spitfire went out of control while flying at 7,000 feet and crashed one mile west of the landing strip north-west of Caen, France. Flight Lieutenant Johnson was an ace having destroyed five enemy aircraft.
This Pilot's entry: cause of death was kia, burial location France, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org) may have more information on family.
If a user conducts research on this pilot and can fill in this pilot's biography further by adding an image or links, clicking edit, or, visiting the National Archives of Canada to request a service record, they may add to this page. If a user would prefer allspitfirepilots.org to make this request on their behalf, please use the contact us at the bottom of this page.
421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). Flight Lieutenant Johnson was engaged in strafing enemy transport when the port wing of his Spitfire LFIX aircraft MK 809 hit a tree. He could not bail out and attempted to return to base. He was killed when the Spitfire went out of control while flying at 7,000 feet and crashed one mile west of the landing strip north-west of Caen, France. Flight Lieutenant Johnson was an ace having destroyed five enemy aircraft.
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