John Whitworth

Who was John Whitworth?

Air Commodore John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth CB, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF was a Royal Air Force pilot in the 1930s and a commander during and after the Second World War. He was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire.

Notably, Whitworth was station commander of RAF Scampton during the time when planning for the 'Dambusters Raid' was conducted. In 1955 he was a technical advisor during the making of The Dam Busters film and was played by Derek Farr in this movie.

Whitworth was also the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Air Force prior to the appointment of the Ghanaian J. E. S. de Graft-Hayford in 1962.