Johnnie Johnson (RAF Officer) - Second World War - List of Air Victories

List of Air Victories

Johnson's wartime record was 515 sorties flown, 34 aircraft claimed destroyed with a further seven shared destroyed (totalling 3.5 kills), three probable destroyed, 10 damaged, and one shared, destroyed on the ground. All his "kills" were fighters. As a Wing Leader, Johnson was able to use his initials "JEJ" in place of squadron code letters. He scored the bulk of his victories flying two Mk IXs: EN398/JEJ in which he shot down 12 aircraft and shared five plus six and one shared damaged, while commanding the Kenley Wing; MK392/JEJ, an L.F Mk. IX, 12 aircraft plus one shared, destroyed on the ground. His last victory of the war was scored in this aircraft. Johnson ended the war flying a Mk XIVE, MV268/JEJ. His post-war mount was MV257/JEJ; it was the last Spitfire to carry his initials.

A list of the 34 individual victories.

Victory No. Date Flying Kills Notes
1. 26 June 1941 Spitfire IA K4477 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Near North Coates
2. 6 July 1941 Spitfire IIA P7837 Messerschmitt Bf 109 South of Dunkirk
3. 14 July 1941 Spitfire VB P8707 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Fauquemburgues, Unteroffizier (Corporal) R. Klienike, III./Jagdgeschwader 26 (Third Group, Gruppe, Fighter Wing 26, or JG 26), missing.
4. 9 August 1941 Spitfire VB W3334 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Over Bethune
5—6. 21 September 1941 Spitfire VB W3428 Two Messerschmitt Bf 109s Near Le Tourquet
7. 19 August 1942 Spitfire VB EP215 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dieppe
8. 3 April 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Montreuil, Unteroffizier Hans Hiess, 6./JG 26 (6 Staffel or Squadron) killed.
9. 11 May 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Gravelines
10. 13 May 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Berck-Le Touquet
11—12. 15 June 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s Yvetot
13. 17 June 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Ypres-St Omer, Unteroffizier Gunther Freitag, 8./JG 26. Crashed and killed at Steenvorde, Ypres, Flanders.
14. 24 June 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Fecamp-Valmont, Victim probably from Jafu 3's I./Jagdgeschwader 2 (Fighter Wing 2, or JG 2).
15. 27 June 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 St Omer
16. 15 July 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Blangy-Senarport
17. 25 July 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Schipol, Victim probably from III./Jagdgeschwader 54 (Fighter Wing 54). The pilot was killed but the victim's identity is unknown.
18. 30 July 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Schipol
19. 23 August 1943 Spitfire IX EN398 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Gosnay, Oberfeldwebel (First-Sergeant) Erich Borounik 10./JG 26 Killed in Fw 190A-5 "Black 12". The victory was recorded on Johnson’s gun camera film.
20. 26 August 1943 Spitfire IX MA573 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Rouen
21. 4 September 1943 Spitfire IX MA573 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Roubaix, Oberfeldwebel Walter Grunlinger 10./JG 26 killed.
22—23. 25 April 1944 Spitfire IXB MK392 Two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s Laon, Two victories witnessed by Pilot Officer Gomez and Flying Officer Stephens. Both saw the Fw 190s crash.
24. 5 May 1944 Spitfire IXB MK392 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Douai, Among Johnson’s opponents were III./JG 26. Feldwebel Horst Schwentick and Unteroffizier Manfred Talkenberg were killed. Henry Wallace McLeod filed a claim and recorded the wreckage on his gun camera film over a field three miles east of Douai. Two more claims were made by Pilot Officer F.A.W.J. Wilson of 441 Squadron and Pilot Officer T.C. Gamey of the same unit. German records only record two losses. Johnson stated in his report that the Fw 190 pilot he shot down baled out.
25. 16 June 1944 Spitfire IXB MK392 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Villers-Bocage, victory was recorded on gun camera film over an unidentified Fw 190.
26. 22 June 1944 Spitfire IXB MK392 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Argentan, victory recorded on gun camera film over an unidentified Bf 109. Opponents were from III./JG 26 and JG 2.
27—28. 28 June 1944 Spitfire IXB MK392 Two Messerschmitt Bf 109s Caen, victories recorded on gun camera film over two unidentified Bf 109s.
29. 30 June 1944 Spitfire IXB NH380 Messerschmitt Bf 109. Grace
30—31. 5 July 1944 Spitfire IXB NH380 Two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s. Alençon. Johnson's victims belonged to I./Jagdgeschwader 11 (Fighter Wing 11).
32—33. 23 August 1944 Spitfire IXB NH382 Two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s. Senlis. Opponents included I., II., and III./JG 26. Other units were involved. The Wing claimed 12 destroyed for three losses.
34. 27 September 1944 Spitfire IXB NH382 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Rees on Rhine, probably belonging to Jagdgeschwader 77 (Fighter Wing 77 or JG 77). Henry McLeod lost in combat with Siegfried Freytag.

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