John Whitworth
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross
About John Whitworth
Lived 1912 – 1974 (aged 62).
Air Commodore John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth, (10 January 1912 – 13 November 1974) was a Royal Air Force pilot in the 1930s and a commander during and after the Second World War. He was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire.
Whitworth was station commander of RAF Scampton during the planning of Operation Chastise; in 1955 he was a technical advisor for the film dramatisation of the raid, The Dam Busters. Whitworth was portrayed by Derek Farr in the film.
Whitworth was later the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Air Force; he was succeeded by the Ghanaian J. E. S. de Graft-Hayford in 1962.
He retired to the village of Rodmarton in Gloucestershire with his wife.
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Who was John Whitworth?
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross (1912-1974)
When was John Whitworth born?
John Whitworth was born on 10 January 1912 in Buenos Aires.
When did John Whitworth die?
John Whitworth died on 13 November 1974 in Cirencester.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Whitworth (RAF officer)
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