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Arsenal in Europe. Natalie thank you very much again at the Emirates | :00:00. | 3:59:59 | |
The last British Dambuster. Stadium. | :00:00. | :00:15. | |
As calls grow to honour Johnny Johnson, broadcaster | :00:16. | :00:18. | |
Michael Buerk takes him on a journey back to Germany. | :00:19. | :00:22. | |
The Dambuster raid was one of the most extraordinary | :00:23. | :00:24. | |
missions in history, but the whole bombing | :00:25. | :00:26. | |
campaign against Germany in the Second World War remains | :00:27. | :00:29. | |
strategically and morally controversial. | :00:30. | :00:33. | |
Police carry out raids in London to cut the drugs | :00:34. | :00:36. | |
And feeling like spring in the forecast. | :00:37. | :00:40. | |
Temperatures into the mid-teens later in the week, | :00:41. | :00:42. | |
It was one of the most daring flying missions of the Second World War. | :00:43. | :00:56. | |
Late one May evening in 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers of the 617 | :00:57. | :01:01. | |
Squadron took off from Britain to attack three different dams - | :01:02. | :01:05. | |
Johnny Johnson's squadron was heading for the Sorpe, | :01:06. | :01:10. | |
an altogether different design, not at all suited | :01:11. | :01:12. | |
Johnny is now the last surviving Dambuster and 300,000 people have | :01:13. | :01:19. | |
signed a petition demanding he receives a knighthood. | :01:20. | :01:23. | |
The celebrated broadcaster Michael Buerk, who began his career | :01:24. | :01:26. | |
at BBC Bristol, has taken Mr Johnson back to Germany to the place | :01:27. | :01:30. | |
Johnny Johnson may be looking at the present, | :01:31. | :01:36. | |
He's back three quarters of a century to a moonlit night, | :01:37. | :01:43. | |
an almost impossible mission, death and glory. | :01:44. | :01:48. | |
As a young man, he was part of RAF Bomber Command, | :01:49. | :01:58. | |
part of the sustained lethal campaign against the Nazis' war | :01:59. | :02:01. | |
machine that all but destroyed many of Germany's cities. | :02:02. | :02:06. | |
The mission involved dropping specially-invented bombs designed | :02:07. | :02:17. | |
to destroy the three targets, the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams, | :02:18. | :02:21. | |
captured in the 1950s film The Dambusters. | :02:22. | :02:26. | |
As a bomb aimer, Johnny Johnson's job was to hit the Sorpe Dam. | :02:27. | :02:32. | |
Our briefing was to fly across the Dam to drop the bomb | :02:33. | :02:36. | |
as near as possible to the centre of the dam. | :02:37. | :02:39. | |
It was something we hadn't practised at all in training, | :02:40. | :02:42. | |
that type of attack, so it was practice, practice, | :02:43. | :02:45. | |
practice here until you got it right and that was the only way | :02:46. | :02:49. | |
Fritz, then 14, was hiding in a tunnel under the dam that night. | :02:50. | :02:59. | |
TRANSLATION: The doors inside the dam burst open | :03:00. | :03:02. | |
and there was an enormous gush of wind. | :03:03. | :03:11. | |
Johnny's bomb was spot-on, but not enough to breach the Sorpe, | :03:12. | :03:26. | |
but the other Dambusters blew great holes in the Mohne and Eder dams. | :03:27. | :03:31. | |
Historians say Bomber Command's role in the Second World War remains | :03:32. | :03:34. | |
I do think the reluctance to issue a Bomber Command campaign medal | :03:35. | :03:40. | |
at this stage does reflect how controversial it is and the possible | :03:41. | :03:45. | |
upset it can cause in Germany if they do decorate these people | :03:46. | :03:49. | |
who destroyed all our parents' cities. | :03:50. | :03:52. | |
Johnny was awarded a distinguished flying medal. | :03:53. | :03:55. | |
He feels that Bomber Command have never been properly rewarded | :03:56. | :03:58. | |
for their contribution to the war effort with a campaign medal. | :03:59. | :04:03. | |
Three years ago they were given a Clasp, but Johnny | :04:04. | :04:05. | |
Disgusted is the best way I can describe it. | :04:06. | :04:11. | |
I feel that there's been no attempt to recognise the sacrifice | :04:12. | :04:16. | |
For retrospective historians, I just ask them to questions. | :04:17. | :04:25. | |
For retrospective historians, I just ask them two questions. | :04:26. | :04:27. | |
Were you personally aware of the circumstances | :04:28. | :04:30. | |
The answer to both those questions is no, so keep | :04:31. | :04:36. | |
Now, two old men beside a lake where they both nearly | :04:37. | :04:46. | |
Friends now until the end of their days. | :04:47. | :05:02. | |
Earlier I spoke to defence expert Air Vice Marshal Tony Mason, | :05:03. | :05:06. | |
who lives in Gloucestershire and asked him if he thought Johnny | :05:07. | :05:09. | |
I think he deserves a knighthood, not just because he's | :05:10. | :05:16. | |
lived to the age of 95, nor because he is the sole | :05:17. | :05:19. | |
It would be a recognition of the enormous contribution, | :05:20. | :05:27. | |
the undervalued contribution, which Bomber Command made | :05:28. | :05:30. | |
There has been an overall reluctance to recognise | :05:31. | :05:35. | |
The civilian loss was very, very heavy. | :05:36. | :05:42. | |
Again, the general public naturally didn't understand that this | :05:43. | :05:47. | |
This was the attempt, and the successful attempt | :05:48. | :05:53. | |
by Bomber Command and the Allies, to destroy the industrial warmaking | :05:54. | :05:58. | |
And that in fact was what Bomber Command did. | :05:59. | :06:10. | |
Would we have won the war without what Bomber Command did? | :06:11. | :06:12. | |
We would have won the war against Germany because, | :06:13. | :06:14. | |
with the advent of United States and the Soviet Union | :06:15. | :06:17. | |
on the other side, Germany would have been defeated, | :06:18. | :06:19. | |
but it would have taken much longer and, in the long run, far, | :06:20. | :06:22. | |
far more Allied lives would have been lost. | :06:23. | :06:26. | |
What do you think should be done then to recognise | :06:27. | :06:29. | |
Well, it's very late now to recognise Bomber Command. | :06:30. | :06:36. | |
The only remaining thing that could be done really is to confer | :06:37. | :06:39. | |
a knighthood on Johnny Johnson, which would be symbolic | :06:40. | :06:43. | |
of the nation, finally, totally, completely recognising the sacrifice | :06:44. | :06:49. | |
that Bomber Command, for six years, and the enormous contribution, | :06:50. | :06:55. | |
invaluable contribution which those lives made, to winning the war, | :06:56. | :06:59. | |
shortening the war, and thereby saving an awful lot of British | :07:00. | :07:03. | |
and Allied lives, including, of course, civilian lives over here. | :07:04. | :07:13. | |
Air Vice Marshal Tony Mason, thank you very much. | :07:14. | :07:16. | |
Four people have been arrested in raids in London in connection | :07:17. | :07:20. | |
with the supply of class A drugs into Gloucestershire. | :07:21. | :07:23. | |
Local police made the arrests with help from the Met. | :07:24. | :07:25. | |
Here's our Gloucestershire reporter Steve Knibbs. | :07:26. | :07:31. | |
This is the culmination of a long investigation. | :07:32. | :07:35. | |
30 police officers from Gloucestershire carry out | :07:36. | :07:43. | |
simultaneous strikes on four buildings to arrest four people | :07:44. | :07:45. | |
they believe are heavily involved in supplying drugs into the county. | :07:46. | :07:51. | |
Within minutes all four targets are arrested. | :07:52. | :07:54. | |
All on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. | :07:55. | :07:58. | |
All, apart from one of the men, are also suspected of money | :07:59. | :08:01. | |
laundering, With the suspects in custody, specialist search teams | :08:02. | :08:06. | |
With the suspects in custody, specialist search teams | :08:07. | :08:08. | |
and scenes of crime officers then moved in and looked in every nook | :08:09. | :08:11. | |
These arrests were part of Operation Side Swipe, | :08:12. | :08:15. | |
aimed at targeting so-called Dangerous Drugs Networks. | :08:16. | :08:18. | |
Effectively, gangs who prey on vulnerable users | :08:19. | :08:21. | |
They'll often take over someone's house to deal from, | :08:22. | :08:24. | |
so-called cuckooing, all under threat | :08:25. | :08:26. | |
This is one of the most significant operations launched | :08:27. | :08:30. | |
by Gloucestershire constabulary in recent years. | :08:31. | :08:32. | |
It's the result of many months of gathering intelligence | :08:33. | :08:35. | |
and analysing that intelligence and detectives say it | :08:36. | :08:38. | |
proves their determination to show that Gloucestershire isn't an easy | :08:39. | :08:41. | |
target for those who want to deal drugs wherever they come from. | :08:42. | :08:45. | |
These people think they can come into Gloucester and commit | :08:46. | :08:48. | |
the crimes they are doing, selling drugs to our | :08:49. | :08:50. | |
young vulnerable people, and exploiting people, | :08:51. | :08:53. | |
This is why it's important that we do take the fight back to them. | :08:54. | :08:58. | |
All four arrested today are still in custody | :08:59. | :09:00. | |
as the investigation into serious drug dealing in Gloucestershire | :09:01. | :09:03. | |
continues in and away from the county. | :09:04. | :09:11. | |
Peaches Golding says she's delighted at being chosen to be | :09:12. | :09:13. | |
The former High Sheriff will become the first black person in history | :09:14. | :09:19. | |
to become a Lord Lieutenant when she takes up the role. | :09:20. | :09:23. | |
The ceremonial position means Peaches, who was born in America, | :09:24. | :09:26. | |
will be the Queen's representative in the city. | :09:27. | :09:28. | |
Football now and Bristol City drew 1-1 with Norwich | :09:29. | :09:31. | |
City are looking to climb out of the relegation zone | :09:32. | :09:35. | |
after dropping into the bottom three last Saturday. | :09:36. | :09:37. | |
They are currently one point away from safety. | :09:38. | :09:41. | |
We're back with you in Breakfast tomorrow from 6.30 but for now I'll | :09:42. | :09:48. | |
leave you with Sara Thornton who has the forecast. | :09:49. | :09:53. | |
With the sun now setting after six o'clock, and some | :09:54. | :09:57. | |
power in that sun too, it's starting to feel a little bit | :09:58. | :10:00. | |
The next few days no exception because we've got some rain moving | :10:01. | :10:03. | |
in at the moment but it is a warm front and some milder air | :10:04. | :10:07. | |
pumping in with that rain as we go through the night, | :10:08. | :10:09. | |
so by tomorrow morning very different to this morning. | :10:10. | :10:12. | |
We start at 10 perhaps 11 Celsius, but there is rain | :10:13. | :10:15. | |
As we go through the day tomorrow, bits and pieces of rain continue | :10:16. | :10:19. | |
It looks like it could perhaps clear up in Gloucestershire around | :10:20. | :10:23. | |
the Bristol Channel for a time before more rain moves | :10:24. | :10:26. | |
in by the end of the afternoon and for the evening. | :10:27. | :10:29. | |
12, 13 Celsius, 55 in Fahrenheit, and there will be breaks in that | :10:30. | :10:33. | |
rain and it is light and patchy at times. | :10:34. | :10:35. | |
Yes, some cloud at first breaking from the North as we go | :10:36. | :10:42. | |
That spring sunshine coming through and have a look | :10:43. | :10:46. | |
at the temperatures, 13, 14 Celsius, 57 in Fahrenheit. | :10:47. | :10:50. | |
If you like that, there's more on the cards for Friday. | :10:51. | :10:53. | |
Perhaps the cloud a little bit thicker for you on Friday. | :10:54. | :10:57. | |
Here's Nick with more in the national forecast. | :10:58. | :11:02. | |
rain on Saturday. The national picture now from Nick Miller. | :11:03. | :11:09. | |
It looks like next week high pressure will become a player again | :11:10. | :11:14. | |
in our weather, settling things down for some of us for a time but until | :11:15. | :11:19. | |
then it is low-pressure, rain moving across the UK overnight but not wet | :11:20. | :11:23. | |
all the time. Many of us at a fine day today, this was at you from West | :11:24. | :11:27. | |
Yorkshire and Yorkshire and northern England and Northern Ireland will | :11:28. | :11:30. | |
farewell tomorrow, after this frontal system has pushed on through | :11:31. | :11:36. | |
the UK with rain. But as it does, it introduces milder air so for the | :11:37. | :11:39. | |
rest of the week we will have temperatures widely into double | :11:40. | :11:42. | |
figures. Back to the here and now and that rain which has been like an | :11:43. | :11:47. | |
patchy across the west of the UK during the day | :11:48. | :11:48. |