Wing Commander Ernest Leslie ‘Johnny’ Hyde DFC (1914–1942), was a British senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II, best known for his lead role in the Ministry of Information film Coastal Command that was released after his early death from wounds suffered during air operations over Norway in 1942.Help from the Heavens: A History of No. 228 Squadron, RAF, Peterchurch Publications, Pembroke Dock, 1998, by John Evans (p.84)
