Talk:Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer)

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Possible typo in quote
Could someone with access to the source Sarkar for the quote in the 'Squadron leader to wing commander' section check that "...day. As the number of 190s increased, so the depth of our penetrations deceased. They ..." is a correct transcription. The word 'deceased' is questioned. If correct should (sic) be inserted somewhere?SovalValtos (talk) 18:31, 2 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Looks more like a typo for decreased I suspect, but a search on the web finds deceased quoted (not sure if they have all copied wikipedia). Really need somebody with the book, perhaps ask at the military or aircraft projects MilborneOne (talk) 20:18, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Opening Paragarph - engineer
The opening paragraph refers to Johnson as a qualified engineer. This should surely read civil engineer. To describe a person as an engineer means many things and nothing. In the US a reader may think this a train (locomotive) driver. In the UK many people with think this a person who repairs things. Better educated will probably think of a mechanical engineer a person who designs machines or an electrical engineer - designing electrical control / distribution systems etc. A civil engineer designs earthwork systems like drainage, flood relief, highways, building landscape work etc. I propose for qualification the words "civil engineer" is used in the first paragraph to give a broader opener.

I agree. Further down the article however what was the nature of his course at Nottingham. Was it a degree in civil engineering or the course leading to the Professional Exam? Or both? I am not sure if the first of these existed then. And was the institution University College Nottingham then?Spinney Hill (talk) 18:34, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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Joining the RAF
Burleigh: I don't have the source but I think the wrong Burleigh has been entered here so I have changed it. I think that must be Burghley Park (note the spelling.) RAF Wittering is some 100 miles from Burliegh, Berkshire- a long way on a horse. Burghley is very close. Burghley is also a more logical training place for the Leicestershire Yeomanry. It is a little over 30 miles east of Leicester and twenty five miles south east of Johnson's home in Melton Mowbray. There is also Burley on the Hill in Rutland but Burghley seems the most logical place meant. I suspect Burleigh is a common spelling mistake locally. The three names are pronounced the same. If anybody has the source or better information and definitely can show the Berkshire place is correct by all means change it back. Spinney Hill (talk) 14:06, 13 February 2023 (UTC)