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Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944) was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Guy Penrose Gibson (Simla, India; 12 de agosto de 1918-Steenbergen, Países Bajos; 19 de septiembre de 1944) fue un militar de la Real Fuerza Aérea Británica, piloto de bombardero pesado nocturno y comandante de ala, que se destacó por ser el líder del famoso Escuadrón 617 de Tareas Especiales y por liderar la Operación Chastise sobre la ...
19 de may. de 2015 · Guy Gibson was one of Bomber Command’s most famous officers during World War Two. Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross for his leadership during the legendary Dambuster Raid of 1943.
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26 de nov. de 2018 · Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC during King George VI’s visit to No. 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) at RAF Scampton, 27 May 1943. Credit: Imperial War Museums / Commons.
6 de jun. de 2023 · On the night of 16-17 May 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on an audacious bombing raid to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial heartland of Germany. The mission was codenamed Operation 'Chastise'.
16 de may. de 2018 · Wing Commander Guy Gibson made the first attack, but his bomb exploded short. After the second attacking aircraft was shot down, Guy flew along the dam to draw German fire. For this actions Guy was later awarded the Victoria Cross.
20 de dic. de 2023 · On the night of 19th September, Wg Cdr Gibson, aged 26 and flying a Mosquito with Sq Ldr Jim Warwick as navigator, was acting as master bomber on a raid on Bremen and at approximately 2200, the aircraft crashed near Steenbergen in Holland.
