Colin Johnson
Educated at St Philip's School and was employed at Messrs Henstock, Chesterfield Road, Mansfield as a motor cycle engineer. He was also a member of St Philip's Christian Young Men's Society and the A.T.C (Air Training Corps).
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Son of James Thomas and Elsie Jane Johnson of 7 Westfield Lane, Mansfield.
Colin had one brother, Peter born in 1924.
IBCC: Avro Lancaster 111, serial number ND755
Flight Engineer.
Based at Graveley. On a sortie to bomb the Bosch Factory at Stuttgard. 583 aircraft in 2 waves two and half hours apart. 7 aircraft were lost in the raids.
They crashed at Witzenbach, all the crew died.
Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser: 9/11/1944: News of Local Soldiers: Missing from Operations.
Sgt Flt Engineer Colin Johnson of the RAF, son of Mr & Mrs J T Johnson of 7 Waestfield Lane, Mansfield has been reported missing after a raid over Germany on October 9th. He has been serving in RAF for eighteen months, previously to which he was employed by Messrs Henstock of Chesterfield Road, Mansfield. Educated at St philip's School he was a member of C.Y.M.S and A.T.C
Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser 18/10/1945. News of Local Soldiers: Persumed Killed.
News has been received by Mr & Mrs Johnson of Westfield Lane, Mansfield that their son Flt Sgt Colin Johnson who was reported missing a year ago may now be persumed to have been killed on an operational flight over Germany.
He was 19 years of age and was educated at St philip's R.C school, Mansfield being actively associated with St philip's Young Men's Society. Prior to joining the forces he was employed as a motor cycle engineer with Messrs W Henstock of Chesterfield Road.
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