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Guy Gibson

Guy Gibson (1918–1944) was a British military personnel, aircraft pilot and airman.

Also recorded as Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson.

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Overview

Born at Shimla in 1918, died at Steenbergen in 1944.

In detail

Guy Gibson studied at St Edward's School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is non-fiction literature, memoir literature and aerial warfare.

Distinctions recorded are Victoria Cross, Commander of the Legion of Merit, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit and Distinguished Service Order.

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Distinctions

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  1. 1.

    “Guy Gibson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1385145: Guy Gibson

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This image is a digitized photograph of Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane , Wing Commander Guy Gibson , King George VI and Group Captain John Whitworth discussing the 'Dambusters Raid' in May 1943. The image was taken from http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Whitworth_JNH.htm where it was marked as Crown Copyright. As this photograph is more than 50 years old it is now in the public domain. I have mad

This image is a digitized photograph of Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane , Wing Commander Guy Gibson , King George VI and Group Captain John Whitworth discussing the 'Dambusters Raid' in May 1943. The image was taken from http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Whitworth_JNH.htm where it was marked as Crown Copyright. As this photograph is more than 50 years old it is now in the public domain. I have mad

Hensser (F/O), Royal Air Force official photographer · This photograph CH 9924 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . Transferred from en.wikipedia Original uploader was Greenshed at en.wikipedia 16 March 2007 (original upload date) · Public domain

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The Visit of Hm King George Vi To No 617 Squadron (the Dambusters), Royal Air Force, Scampton, Lincolnshire, 27 May 1943 The King has a word with Flight Lieutenant H S Wilson. Air Vice Marshal Ralph Cochrane, Commander of No 5 Group, is in the centre background, and Wing Commander Guy Gibson is in the right foreground.

The Visit of Hm King George Vi To No 617 Squadron (the Dambusters), Royal Air Force, Scampton, Lincolnshire, 27 May 1943 The King has a word with Flight Lieutenant H S Wilson. Air Vice Marshal Ralph Cochrane, Commander of No 5 Group, is in the centre background, and Wing Commander Guy Gibson is in the right foreground.

Royal Air Force official photographer · http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//32/media-32024/large.jpg This photograph TR 1001 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domain

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