| John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth CB DSO DFC | |
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File:File:Cochrane, Gibson, King George VI and Whitworth discussing the Dambusters Raid.jpg Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, King George VI and Group Captain John Whitworth (shown on the right) discussing the 'Dambusters Raid' in May 1943 | |
| Born | 10 January 1912 |
| Died | 13 November 1974 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Air Commodore John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth CB, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (10 January 1912 – 13 November 1974) was a Royal Air Force pilot in the 1930s and a commander during and after the Second World War.
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 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.
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