Person    | Male  Born 12/8/1918  Died 19/9/1944

Guy Penrose Gibson

Categories: Armed Forces, Aviation

Countries: India

Wing Commander. Born Simla, India. Leader of the Dambusters Raid for which he was awarded the V.C. Died when his plane crashed in the Netherlands returning from a bombing raid in Germany. Played by Richard Todd in the 1955 film, 'The Dam Busters'.

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Guy Penrose Gibson

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Guy Gibson

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