 Johnson was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Leicestershire in 1967 . He established the Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust in 1969 and by 2001 the housing association managed over 4 @,@ 000 properties . After the death of his friend Douglas Bader in 1982 , Johnson , Denis Crowley @-@ Milling and Sir Hugh Dundas set up the Douglas Bader Foundation , to continue supporting disabled charities , of which Bader was a passionate supporter . 
