Johnny Johnson (RAF officer)

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This article is about the RAF officer involved in the development of the jet engine. For the musical, see Johnny Johnson (musical). For other people named Johnny Johnson see Johnny Johnson (disambiguation). For the similarly named highly decorated RAF pilot, see Johnnie Johnson (pilot).

Flying Officer W E Pat "Johnny" Johnson was an RAF flying instructor and former patent officer who knew Frank Whittle and helped him get in contact with Alan Arnold Griffith during the development of jet power.

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• Obituary for Sir Frank Whittle, mentioning Johnson