Johnnie Trotman, pilot who flew ‘nuisance raids’ and bombed...

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    Johnnie Trotman, pilot who flew ‘nuisance raids’ and bombed Berlin, Cologne and the Ruhr – obituary

    He was awarded the DFC after landing his plane with its undercarriage retracted after suffering engine failure returning from Germany

    Flight-Lieutenant Johnnie Trotman, who has died aged 102, flew 70 bomber operations in Wellingtons and Mosquitos, the latter with the Pathfinder Force, and was twice awarded the DFC...
 
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