Johnnie Johnson flew 515 operational sorties during World War II and is officially credited with 38 aerial victories, making him the top-scoring Allied ace of the war in the Western European theatre. He flew exclusively against the Luftwaffe over occupied Europe, never once claiming a kill against an inferior opponent — a distinction he was particular about. This coin marks the 80th anniversary of the war's end.
Johnnie Johnson flew 515 operational sorties during World War II and is officially credited with 38 aerial victories, making him the top-scoring Allied ace of the war in the Western European theatre. He flew exclusively against the Luftwaffe over occupied Europe, never once claiming a kill against an inferior opponent — a distinction he was particular about. This coin marks the 80th anniversary of the war's end.