 In 1951 , Johnson commanded a wing at RAF Fassberg . The following year Johnson became air officer commanding ( AOC ) RAF Wildenrath from 1952 to 1954 . From 1954 to 1957 he was deputy director , operations at the Air Ministry . On 20 October 1957 , Johnson became AOC RAF Cottesmore in Rutland commanding V bombers . An air commodore by 1960 , he attended the Imperial Staff College and served in No. 3 Group RAF commanding RAF Middle East at Aden . In June 1960 , he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) . In 1965 , Johnson was promoted air vice marshal and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) . He retired in 1966 . 
