Squadron Leader Johnnie Houlton DFC

Photos of Johnnie Houlton

• © Ashworth family

  RNZAF Training Wing Levin - 1941

• © RNZAF Museum Wigram, New Zealand

  Wings photo.
  Woodbourne, NZ - 1941

• © RNZAF Museum Wigram, New Zealand

  RNZAF Woodbourne - 1941

• © RNZAF Museum Wigram, New Zealand

  Harewood, NZ - 1941

• © Colin McDonald

  485 Squadron, Hornchurch - 1943
  Johnnie Houlton - 2nd from left

• © Paul Sortehaug

  Biggin Hill on the occasion
  of the NZ High Commissioner's visit - 1943

• © Paul Sortehaug

  485 Squadron - Hornchurch, 1943

• © Houlton Family

  485 Squadron pilots that flew in North Africa - Hornchurch, 1943
  From left: Corran Ashworth (visiting), Johnnie Houlton, Ian Strachan, Jack Yeatman, Al Stead

• © Houlton Family

  Johnnie Houlton with his ground crew, Selsey, June 1944 - shortly after shooting down an Me 109 over Omaha Beach.
  (back row): Ron 'Knocker' White (fitter), Johnnie., Vic Strange (fitter), Michael 'Paddy' Fahey (electrician)
  (front row): 'Lofty' (armourer), 'Ginger' Gibson (radio)

• © Houlton Family

  With his best friend from early in his training, F/O Corran Ashworth - Hornchurch, 1943

• © Garry Lakin - 07/09/2003

  Spitfire Mk IXB ML407 OU-V - now known as 'The Grace Spitfire'

• © Grace family

  Nick Grace, Johnnie Houlton, and Gaby Seydel with ML407 - St Just Aerodrome, July 22 1985