Shot Down over Normandy! – RAF Spitfire pilot survives D-Day invasion

Flt. Lt. Walter “Johnny” Johnston of 234 Sqn. was flying a clipped-wing Mk Vb Spitfire when he was shot down by flak over Normandy on D-Day+8, June 14, 1944. (Photo by Clive Rowley)

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RAF Spitfire pilot Flight Lieutenant Walter “Johnny” Johnston was lucky to survive when he was shot down over Normandy by enemy anti-aircraft fire on D-Day+8. This is his remarkable story, putting you in the cockpit of a Spitfire under fire. Spitfire pilot Walter “Johnny” Johnston began his operational career as a Sergeant Pilot with 152 and 92 Squadrons in 1941, flying fighter sweeps over France. Here is seen in the cockpit...

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