Wing Commander GRA Johnson
Robin Johnson
Decorated
- Rank
- Wing Commander
- Honours
- DSO DFC & Bar MBE
- In the book
- Pages 145
From the book
A Different Kind of Enemy Flak
A group, linked by a golden thread of gallantry, fortitude and loyalty, well-articulated in a tribute to Wing Commander Robin Johnson DSO DFC and Bar MBE, “one of that distinguished band of South African -born pilots who made a contribution to Fighter Command’s wartime effort which was all out of proportion to their numbers”.
A Different Kind of Enemy Flak
Names like “Sailor “Malan, “Pat” Pattle, JD Nettleton, Robin Johnson and Edwin Swales are virtually unknown to an electronically indulged generation of South Africans with little or no interest in the Second World War.