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The son of James and Rachel Johnson, Frank Johnson scored 4 victories as an F.E.2b observer with 22 Squadron. Sergeant Johnson received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 4531 on 21 April 1917. As a Bristol Fighter pilot, he scored 12 more victories with 20 and 62 Squadrons. |
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| Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Bar |
6391 Sjt. F. Johnson, D.C.M., R.A.F. (Kettering).
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in encounters with enemy aeroplanes, with the following results:—Attacked and crashed a Pfalz scout, drove down an Albatross out of control. On previous occasions he had destroyed four enemy aeroplanes and driven three down out of control.
(D.C.M. gazetted 26th April, 1917.)
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
24 Sep 1916 |
1635 |
22 |
F.E.2b (4924) 1 |
Halberstadt D ? (OOC) 11 |
Epehy |
| 2 |
16 Oct 1916 |
1440 |
22 |
F.E.2b (4855) 2 |
Albatros D.I (OOC) |
Guedecourt |
| 3 |
22 Nov 1916 |
1330 |
22 |
F.E.2b (7706) 3 |
Albatros D.I (OOC) |
Bancourt |
| 4 |
04 Feb 1917 |
1345 |
22 |
F.E.2b (7697) 4 |
Albatros D.II (DES) |
Haplincourt |
| 5 |
11 Oct 1917 |
0715 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (B1130) 5 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Moorslede |
| 6 |
03 Dec 1917 |
1215 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (A7214) 6 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Wervicq |
| 7 |
05 Dec 1917 |
0925 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (A7144) 7 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Dadizeele |
| 8 |
10 Dec 1917 |
0915 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (A7144) 7 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Staden |
| 9 |
22 Dec 1917 |
1400 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (A7144) 7 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Roulers |
| 10 |
22 Dec 1917 |
1420 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (A7144) 7 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Roulers |
| 11 |
25 Jan 1918 |
1230 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (C4604) 8 |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Staden |
| 12 |
17 Feb 1918 |
1120 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (B1177) 7 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Moorslede |
| 13 |
17 Feb 1918 |
1130 |
20 |
Bristol Fighter (B1177) 7 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
W of Moorslede |
| 14 |
27 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol Fighter 9 |
EA (OOC) |
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| 15 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1420 |
62 |
Bristol Fighter (B1136) 10 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Allennes |
| 16 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1425 |
62 |
Bristol Fighter (B1136) 10 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
N of Chemy |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2Lt A Cropper |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt Chester Duffus |
| 3 |
Pilot 2Lt N H Tolhurst |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt H R Hawkins |
| 5 |
Observer Lt N M Sanders |
| 6 |
Observer 2Lt Stanley Masding |
| 7 |
Observer Capt John Hedley |
| 8 |
Observer 2Lt D H Prosser |
| 9 |
Observer Sgt C Brammer |
| 10 |
Observer Sgt William Norman Holmes |
| 11 |
Shared with Capt J H S Tyssen & 2Lt S H Clarke (6372), 2Lt W E Knowlden & 2Lt B W A Ordish (6374), 2Lt J F A Day & Maj R B Martyn (4935) |
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