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ALBERT ‘JOHNNY’ MEAGHER was born in Salford on 24 February 1921 and educated at Salford Grammar School. After leaving school he joined the central laboratory of ICI metals division in Birmingham, where he met his wife Maureen. Although in a reserved occupation, he volunteered for training as a pilot and was called up in July 1941. He completed his training as a bomber pilot with the rank of sergeant and joined 61 Squadron in June 1942. After his operational tour of 30 missions over Germany he spent 18 months training pilots and then returned to operations flying another 20 missions finally leaving the RAF with the rank of squadron leader. After the war, he joined BOAC, later BA where he had a distinguished career flying Hermes, Comets, Britannias, and Vickers VC10. He also commanded two Royal tours and eventually retired as fleet manager in 1975. He passed away on 21 September 2018.

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