We are slowly but inevitably losing the generation of men who fought in and survived the last world war. And what we are left with are monuments to courage and to loss like this one in Central London which is dedicated to the 55,000 young men who lost their lives serving in britains Bomber Command. My guest today is 96 year old George Johnny johnson, the last remaining british survivor of one of the most extraordinary and most famous Aerial Missions of world war ii, the dambusters raid. It was costly and it wasnt entirely successful so why has it become such a part of Britains National folklore . Theme music plays. Johnnyjohnson, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I want to begin by asking you whether you feel more pride or sadness that you are the last british dambuster . I think it is both. Pride, certainly, because i am still able to support that squadron that ijoined in that time. So many things happened in my favour, or seem to, i have to remind people i am the lucky one. I am still
Who they may be. If someone was in g re nfell tower who they may be. If someone was in Grenfell Tower and they did escape and they havent made it known to the police or to their family, and they havent made it known to the police or to theirfamily, i would urge them to contact the police Casualty Bureau. I dont care the reason why you havent told us so the reason why you havent told us so far. I want to know and we all wa nt to so far. I want to know and we all want to know that you are safe and well. You have the absolute commitment of myself, the metropolitan police and all the agencies involved that as soon as we can we will recover those that have died in Grenfell Tower. We have collea g u es died in Grenfell Tower. We have colleagues in there as we speak searching for and recovering those that have died. Once they are recovered, they will be taken to the mortuary and as soon as we possibly can, we will identify them firstly to theirfamilies can, we will identify them firstly to th
Who they may be. If someone was in g re nfell tower who they may be. If someone was in Grenfell Tower and they did escape and they havent made it known to the police or to their family, and they havent made it known to the police or to theirfamily, i would urge them to contact the police Casualty Bureau. I dont care the reason why you havent told us so the reason why you havent told us so far. I want to know and we all wa nt to so far. I want to know and we all want to know that you are safe and well. You have the absolute commitment of myself, the metropolitan police and all the agencies involved that as soon as we can we will recover those that have died in Grenfell Tower. We have collea g u es died in Grenfell Tower. We have colleagues in there as we speak searching for and recovering those that have died. Once they are recovered, they will be taken to the mortuary and as soon as we possibly can, we will identify them firstly to theirfamilies can, we will identify them firstly to th
Who they may be. If someone was in g re nfell tower who they may be. If someone was in Grenfell Tower and they did escape and they havent made it known to the police or to their family, and they havent made it known to the police or to theirfamily, i would urge them to contact the police Casualty Bureau. I dont care the reason why you havent told us so the reason why you havent told us so far. I want to know and we all wa nt to so far. I want to know and we all want to know that you are safe and well. You have the absolute commitment of myself, the metropolitan police and all the agencies involved that as soon as we can we will recover those that have died in Grenfell Tower. We have collea g u es died in Grenfell Tower. We have colleagues in there as we speak searching for and recovering those that have died. Once they are recovered, they will be taken to the mortuary and as soon as we possibly can, we will identify them firstly to theirfamilies can, we will identify them firstly to th
Who they may be. If someone was in g re nfell tower who they may be. If someone was in Grenfell Tower and they did escape and they havent made it known to the police or to their family, and they havent made it known to the police or to theirfamily, i would urge them to contact the police Casualty Bureau. I dont care the reason why you havent told us so the reason why you havent told us so far. I want to know and we all wa nt to so far. I want to know and we all want to know that you are safe and well. You have the absolute commitment of myself, the metropolitan police and all the agencies involved that as soon as we can we will recover those that have died in Grenfell Tower. We have collea g u es died in Grenfell Tower. We have colleagues in there as we speak searching for and recovering those that have died. Once they are recovered, they will be taken to the mortuary and as soon as we possibly can, we will identify them firstly to theirfamilies can, we will identify them firstly to th