If this has been posted already, apologies.
The NZ air ace ‘Johnny’ Checketts has passed away age 94, he flew with 485 sqn from my local airfield, Biggin Hill.
Checketts
By: Andy Mac - 26th April 2006 at 17:20
At the entrance to Heaven he’ll stand; and stare wonderingly as the Pearly Gates open gently for him. Wrapped up in a warm glow he’ll see long lost friends missing in battle waiting to greet him, boys he’d forgotten and men for whom he’d shed a tear . . .and then the lads whose aircraft had fallen to his guns, shaking his hand and patting him gently on the shoulder.
‘Welcome Johnny’, they’ll say.
All too soon our veterans will be gone forever. It’s almost too sad to bear thinking about.
By: turbo_NZ - 26th April 2006 at 03:09
His funeral is today (right now actually) with a Mustang flypast scheduled.
RIP
By: Moggy C - 25th April 2006 at 23:59
Sad news as ever.
RIP Wing Commander Checketts
Moggy
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April 25, 2006 at 11:54 pm