Researching Johnny Checketts
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The name Johnny means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Johnny Checketts on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johnny Checketts and the Checketts Genealogy
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Checketts Family Tree Databases
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Checketts Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Johnny Checketts. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Johnny Checketts
John Milne Checketts, (20 February 1912 – 21 April 2006) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War, who was credited with the destruction of enemy aircraft, three probably destroyed and 11 damaged.
Born in Invercargill, Checketts worked as a mechanic before joining the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in October 1940. After completing his flight training he was sent to the United Kingdom to serve with the Royal Air Force. From January 1942, he flew with No. 485 (NZ) Squadron before being posted to No. 611 Squadron. He returned to No. 485 Squadron in August 1943 as its commander but two months later was shot down over occupied France. He was returned to the United Kingdom by the French Resistance. He later commanded a wing carrying out operations in support of the D-Day landings and escorting heavy bombers on raids into Germany.
Checketts remained in the RNZAF after the war, commanding air bases in New Zealand and Fiji. Returning to civilian life in 1954, he set up an aerial topdressing company and later undertook conservation work. He died in 2006, aged 94.
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