Joseph Inkerman Johnson was born in 1914 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire.

He joined the RAF in June 1935 as an Aircrafthand (Carpenter).

[1] He was later remustered as an Airman-in training Pilot and won his wings on 11 August 1939 — three weeks before Britain declared war on Germany.

222 Squadron was scrambled several times during the day, and at 16:00 hours to intercept a large formation of bombers in the direction of the Thames Estuary and were attacked by the escorting fighters.

Flying a Spitfire Mk 1, R6628 Johnson was shot down at 18:02 by a Messerschmitt Bf 109[3] and crashed near Bishopsbourne, south of Canterbury in Kent.