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
English Heritage Guy Gibson VC, 1918 - 1944, pilot, leader of the Dambusters ...
Group , Armed Forces, War Memorial other, War Memorial WW1, War Memorial WW2 , Nepal
Founder of the Royal Air Force. Born Somerset. Aged 20 joined the Second Ba...
Born Lincolnshire with humble origins. He enlisted in 1877 and rose rapidly ...
