Johnny Checketts
Military Person
1912 – 2006
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Who was Johnny Checketts?
Wing Commander John "Johnny" Milne Checketts, DSO, DFC was a New Zealand World War II Flying ace, who destroyed 14½ enemy aircraft, had three probables and damaged 11. He was shot–down twice – once over the English Channel, when he was rescued from the sea by the Royal Navy, and once over occupied France, when he was returned to the United Kingdom by the French Resistance.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1912
Invercargill - Also known as
- John Milne Checketts
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Lived in
- Invercargill
- Died
- Apr 23, 2006
Christchurch
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on July 23, 2013
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