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about 14 minutes. They did not fly in formation and did not encounter any opposition. The dam was difficult to find and there was early morning mist starting to gather over the water. Shannon arrived too far west and found the
Rehbuch dam. Gibson's aircraft fired red Very lights to help him find the others. Although the dam's defences consisted of only two sentries with rifles, it was still a difficult target owing to the approach. Shannon flew three dummy runs and then Maudsley flew two. Shannon flew two more dummy runs before finally releasing his bomb, which did not breach the dam. When Maudslay released his bomb it hit a parapet and his plane appeared to get caught in the explosion. However, there were messages from the aircraft and it is possible that it survived this and crash-landed later. Gibson called in Astell but did not seem to realise he was not present. He then called in Knight, who made a single dummy run before releasing his bomb. It breached the dam. At 01:54, Hutchinson signalled the breach and then confirmed it.
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activities included swimming, water polo and shooting. However, his behaviour towards NCOs and ground crews could still be a problem. Soon after his arrival, the NCOs perceived one incident he was involved in with them as particularly high-handed and the ground crews quickly gave him the nickname "The Boy
Emperor". Gibson got on better with his own class and background than with "other ranks and colonials". Bomb-aimer George "Johnny" Johnson of Joe McCarthy's crew said that on 106 Squadron he was known as the 'Arch-Bastard' because of his strict discipline, and he did not mix with the lower ranks or talk to NCOs, ground crews or Canadians. A little man, he was arrogant, bombastic and a strict disciplinarian but "had something to be bombastic about" and was a "true leader ... though he never spoke to or even acknowledged me."
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illumination from the flares was fading, he called for more flares and warned the red section of the main force not to bomb. He then commanded them to stand by, so they started to turn away from the target. This was potentially dangerous and exposed them to further risk from flak and night fighters. Some started to bomb the green area, either out of confusion or nervousness. He then authorised the remaining aircraft to bomb the green area. The red area was eventually marked, but it was too late to direct any of the main force's aircraft to attack it. The raid concluded at 21:58. The time of Gibson's departure from the target is unknown. It is possible that he loitered in a wide, high orbit to assess the outcome and left around 22:00. One crew from No. 61 Squadron claimed they heard him say he had a damaged engine.
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possibility, however, it is unlikely. Lack of fuel is the explanation most favoured by members of No. 627 Squadron at the time. In
December 1985 the site was excavated and wreckage from the plane recovered. No enemy damage was noticeable. It has therefore been suggested that Gibson and Warwick had failed to switch fuel tanks at the correct time. It has also been suggested there was a fault with the fuel tank selector. Further, it is possible that a lack of familiarity with the Mosquito resulted in neither Gibson nor Warwick being able to find the switches to swap the fuel supply. This would also be a reason to explain why the cockpit was illuminated: they were attempting to locate the switches. In either case, the result would be that the aircraft simply ran out of fuel.
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operate". On 6 May he held a conference with the pilots to explain the tactical aspects. They flew a rehearsal that evening with Gibson directing a group by radio telephony (R/T) on the spot over the
Eyebrook and Abberton Reservoirs. A second group went to the Derwent Reservoir and a third to the Wash. On 10 May, Satterly sent the draft handwritten operation order to Whitworth for review and revision, to be returned by 1600 on 12 May. It included, how the squadron would be split into waves to attack the targets, reserves, likely defences and exit routes; Gibson provided detailed comments. Despite Gibson's confidence, there still had not been a successful release of a live Upkeep, which took until 11 May. Most of the crews were able to practise at
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Coningsby there was no immediate concern as there was fog and it was assumed he would have landed elsewhere. However, it soon became apparent he had not returned. The rumour spread rapidly around No. 5 Group that he was missing. He was not posted officially as missing until 29 November, although Prime Minister Winston Churchill was informed on 26 September: "The Air Ministry have told us that Wing Commander Gibson, V.C. is reported missing from a recent raid in which he flew a Mosquito to Munchen Gladbach".
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force bombing. The tactics – dispersed marking – were untried and unrehearsed, and therefore would require expertise from the controller and markers. The announcement that Gibson would be the controller was met with general incredulity. It was assumed it would be regular controller from No. 54 Base Flight or a qualified one from No. 627 Squadron. Some suspicion started to circulate that the proposed complexity may have come from Gibson and his lack of experience in marking techniques.
448:, Lincolnshire. He opted for bombers as these gave experience in multi-engined planes, this being typical for individuals planning on a civilian flying career. He returned to Netheravon and graduated on 31 August 1937. He passed all his ground exams first time, with an average of 77.29% and a flying rating of "average". However, his rating as a companion was below average owing to his sometimes rude and condescending behaviour towards junior ranks and ground crews in particular.
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Scampton and at 18:00 at Whitworth's house, along with Wallis, he briefed Young and Maudsley, his flight commanders, and Hopgood, the deputy leader, and Hay, the squadron's bombing leader. He had obtained Cochrane's verbal agreement for Hopgood and Hay to attend, which proved beneficial as Hopgood was able to point out the new defences at Huls. After the meeting broke up, Whitworth informed Gibson that
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honoured graves. Also there has been a small exhibition at the local Hotel Aarden, next to the town entrance and harbour. This is maintained by a local living
Englishman and with kind help from (modern) ex-No. 617 Squadron crew members. The RAF have an annual visit planned to visit and honour the Fallen in Steenbergen. No. 617 Squadron was disbanded in 2014, but was later reformed to be the first RAF squadron with the newest fighter aircraft, the
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838:. This was where the aircraft were concentrated together in an attempt to overwhelm the defences, with each allocated a specific place, height band, and time slot. This period saw the introduction of aiming-point photography. Gibson tried it out and then encouraged all aircrews to become "photo minded". Obtaining good aiming point photographs quickly became a competition both within, and between squadrons.
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Lancasters, to ensure the determination of the correct height above a body of water. Security was Gibson's constant concern and he was especially displeased to learn from his bombing leader Watson that he had been shown details of the targets within days of his arrival at RAF Manston. Gibson wrote to
Cochrane who raised his concerns about this 'criminal' breach of security at the highest levels.
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team with the pilot relying on the guidance of the AI operator to find their targets. Gibson made his first operational flight in a
Beaufighter on 10 December with Sergeant Taylor as his AI operator. That winter saw bad weather and he flew only three operations in the whole of January. He claimed a kill on 12 March, but it was not confirmed. However, his kill on 14 March was confirmed as a
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comrades perish in the great crusade. Perhaps something in him even welcomed the inevitability he had always felt that before the war ended he would join them in their Bomber
Command Valhalla. He had pushed his luck beyond all limits and he knew it. But that was the kind of man he was…a man of great courage, inspiration and leadership. A man born for war…but born to fall in war.
1183:. Again they were too far south, about 6 mi (9.7 km) from the expected landmark and received flak from barges on the river and batteries on the banks. They had similar navigation problems until they reached the target. They found the defences at the Möhne Dam as described at the briefing. There was an active light flak battery but no searchlights or barrage balloons.
556:. He took off at 18:15. The operation was aborted owing to bad weather and he landed back at Scampton around 23:00. On 5 September while in the Mess, he was bitten by a dog. His arm was put in a sling and he was granted 36 hours leave. This allowed him to attend his brother's wedding in Rugby, where he was Alick's best man. On his return, the squadron had moved to
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apart when the bomb-release button was pressed. A drive belt and pulley to rotate the bomb at 500 rpm was mounted on the starboard strut and driven by a hydraulic motor housed in the forward fairing. The mid-upper turret was removed and a more bulbous bomb aimer's blister was fitted. The first adapted aircraft arrived at Scampton on 8 April. Gibson also had
660:, made an appeal to Harris for bomber pilots with their night-flying experience to fly night fighters. Gibson volunteered. Harris wrote a letter introducing the pilots, which included the comment "a hand-picked bunch of which Gibson is the best". Harris agreed to help Gibson's career when he had completed this tour with "the best command within my power".
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to settle down after the explosion. He then called in Hopgood to make his attack. He watched as Hopgood's aircraft was hit by flak, caught fire and then exploded. Hopgood's crew had managed to release their bomb but it overshot and destroyed an electrical station below the dam. Gibson waited again for the water to settle. He then called in
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she understood his world and she became his confidante. She helped him with an incident of operational stress in mid-January 1943. As he was married and therefore unavailable, in February 1943 she decided to marry someone else. They kept in contact and Gibson became her son's godfather. She moved to live with her mother in
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Stuttgart. On the outward flight engine trouble developed but he flew on to his objective and bombed it from a low level. This is typical of his outstanding determination to make every sortie a success. By his skilful leadership and contempt for danger, he has set an example which has inspired the squadron he commands.
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tail. He attended a debriefing and like all the pilots who returned from this raid, he had to complete a special questionnaire about the target and behaviour of the weapon. The pilots were invited to make additional comments. Gibson's comments included how VHF had proved a "perfect" method to control the raid.
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The task was fraught with danger and difficulty. Wing Commander Gibson personally made the initial attack on the Moehne dam. Descending to within a few feet of the water and taking the full brunt of the antiaircraft defences, he delivered his attack with great accuracy. Afterwards he circled very low
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After a short period in a training unit, he again volunteered for operational duties and returned to night bombers. Both as an operational pilot and as leader of his squadron, he achieved outstandingly successful results and his personal courage knew no bounds. Berlin, Cologne, Danzig, Gdynia, Genoa,
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As Gibson did not have a regular navigator, one had to be found to fly with him. The first choice (Charles Clark DFC) was ill, so Squadron Leader Jim Warwick was selected. He was the Station Navigation Officer and therefore screened from operations. There was also no serviceable Mosquito available at
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The view emerged that as a result of the tour he had acquired and retained an increased sense of his own importance. In July 1944 Harris wrote to Cochrane to comment that the Americans had "spoiled young Gibson". Therefore, this route was not pursued again later in the war with other highly decorated
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One of Gibson's first tasks after his own debriefing was to deal with the early returns. He accepted that Munro's aircraft had sustained significant damage and Rice's mine had fallen off. Gibson was furious with Anderson because he returned with his bomb, despite the instructions at the briefing. The
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Gibson returned via the Möhne dam and the third exit route. At 02:10, he received an enquiry from HQ 5 Group, asking whether any crews were available to attack the Sorpe. He replied that there were not. He had an uneventful flight home and landed at 04:15 with just three small holes in his aircraft's
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by his regular driver, Eileen Strawson. Cochrane came out to Gibson's aircraft to wish him well. A photo was taken of the crew entering the aircraft beforehand. Gibson took off at 21:39 with Hopgood and Martin. They flew out over Skegness and Cromer. The winds were stronger than forecast, as a result
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in the Peak District. Some of the earliest flights made by the new No. 617 Squadron, were reconnaissance flights over these bodies of water. A recommendation to maximize the training time available was to use simulated night flying as developed by the USAAF. This required the cockpit to be covered in
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On 27 March Group Captain Satterley provided Gibson with "most secret" written orders, including a description of the attack and the general plan for the squadron's preliminary training. From these Gibson learnt that the targets were "lightly defended special targets" which reduced his suspicion that
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Bussell recommended Gibson for a Bar to his DSO, but this was reduced to a second Bar to his DFC at HQ No. 5 Group owing to the recent award of the DSO. However, Harris confirmed the Bar to Gibson's DSO with the comment "any Captain who completes 172 sorties in outstanding manner is worth two DSOs if
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In honour of Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar. Officer Commanding 617 Squadron Bomber Command Royal Air Force later known as the Dambusters, who carried out the daring and successful bombing raid on the German dams of the Ruhr in 1943. Guy's mother was a member of an
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on 1 December and was met by a representative from the Ministry of Intelligence. On his return he was exhausted, but still went straight from home in London to Scampton to visit 617 Squadron. When he arrived he was informed that they had moved to Coningsby, and was driven over. He visited HQ 5 Group
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Gibson explained how they were going "to attack the great dams of Germany". He then introduced Wallis who explained how Upkeep would be used against the dams. Cochrane then spoke and emphasised how they would do "a tremendous amount of damage" but their exploits would remain secret. Gibson explained
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on the Kent coast from 11 to 14 May. Gibson practised at Reculver in Lancaster ED932/AJ-G, the aircraft he used on the raid. The aircraft's call letters were the same as his father's initials: AJG. On 14 May the squadron flew on a full dress rehearsal designed to simulate the routes, targets and the
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On 18 March 1943 Gibson attended an interview at HQ No. 5 Group where Cochrane asked him if he was willing to fly on "one more trip". Gibson indicated that he was. He attended a further interview the following day when he was told that he was to command a new squadron, which would be required to fly
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s bombing offensive was tailing off and Gibson started to become bored by the relative safety, and began to describe patrols as "stooge patrols" in his log book. He made some further interceptions but his guns or cannons failed. He was also concerned by his relative lack of success compared with his
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At the flight planning conference it was decided that three areas would be attacked simultaneously; they were designated as red, green and yellow. The red area was Rheydt town centre, where the attack would be fully controlled by a master bomber who would monitor the marking and coordinate the main
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from the end of March to May 1944. He then went on leave. During the last week, he became very restless as he learned about the D-Day landings. He feared the war would end before he could get back into the action. On his return, he appealed straight to Harris. Four days later, he was appointed as a
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He attended a major press conference at the offices of the British Information Service in New York on 7 October. This was "at a time when the first American airmen were coming home 'tour expired' after 25 operations. During questions one young lady asked, 'Wing Commander Gibson, how many operations
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On 18 May, there was a parade where Cochrane and Gibson made speeches to the squadron members. He then released the air crews from duty on seven days' leave and half the ground crew on three days' leave. Gibson went on weekend leave to Penarth. On the Sunday he received a call from Harris to inform
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Gibson made a dummy run over the dam to look the target over and reported how he "liked the look of it". The second formation of three led by Young arrived at this point. Gibson made his bombing run but the bomb was released short and did not damage the dam. It took about five minutes for the water
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but he could not prescribe painkillers as these might affect Gibson's alertness when flying. As Gibson felt he had no choice but to fly, he decided to continue as he was. The first briefing was at midday when Gibson and Wallis explained the details of the raid to the pilots and navigators. The next
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was instrumental in the rapid establishment of the squadron. The ground staff started to muster from 21 March and were fully present by 27 March. Flight Sergeant (Discip) Powell inspected them and weeded out those he felt other squadrons had off-loaded. The aircrews started to arrive from 24 March.
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Gibson arrived at Scampton on 21 March. His office was on the 1st floor in No.2 Hangar. His immediate task was to get the general administration organised. He delegated this and the adjutant assigned from No. 57 Squadron was quickly replaced with Flight Lieutenant Humphreys from Syerston. Humphreys
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Gibson's exercise of summary discipline tended towards constructive tasks aimed at improving the efficiency of the squadron such as maintenance of aircraft, engines or weapons He was responsible for the emergence of an inner circle of officers who shared his intensity for operations. Their off-duty
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Like Widdows, he carefully supervised new crews and eased them into operational flying with "Nasturtium training" – mine-laying and then easier targets. He was pressured to expose them earlier to greater risks, and acquired a reputation for not accepting any interference in how he ran the squadron.
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Charles Widdows, was in the process of rebuilding the squadron following an outbreak of indiscipline that nearly led to its disbandment during July 1940. He was weeding out under-performing pilots and replacing his flight commanders. Gibson attracted some hostility from some longer-standing members
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This officer has an outstanding operational record, having completed 172 sorties. He has always displayed the greatest keenness and, within the past two months, has taken part in six attacks against well-defended targets, including Berlin. In March 1943, he captained an aircraft detailed to attack
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When his tour of operational duty was concluded, he asked for a further operational posting and went to a night-fighter unit instead of being posted for instructional duties. In the course of his second operational tour, he destroyed at least three enemy bombers and contributed much to the raising
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to attend to Group Captain Walker. She was a WAAF corporal and a theatre nurse in the Crash and Burn Unit. When Gibson returned to Rauceby the following day to visit Walker, she and Gibson started talking and he asked her out. They would visit pubs and go to the cinema. As she was part of the RAF,
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Another important factor was the need for a specially adapted version of the Lancaster, the B.III (Special), officially the "Type 464 (Provisioning)". The bomb bay doors were removed and the ends of the bay were covered with fairings. Upkeep was suspended on pivoted, vee-shaped struts which sprang
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On 22 October 1942, he participated in the attack on Genoa and, two days later, he led his squadron in a daylight sortie against Milan. On both occasions, Wing-Commander Gibson flew with great distinction. He is a most skilful and courageous leader whose keenness has set a most inspiring example.
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Gibson proposed to Eve in October 1940 and she accepted. On 21 November, he flew down to Cardiff in a Blenheim. They were married in Penarth's Anglican Church on 23 November. Gibson's Aunt Gwennie and Uncle John attended, but reports that Gibson's father attended his wedding with his new wife are
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The exact cause of Gibson's crash is unknown. There are number of theories, some more likely than others. Various factors may have contributed to the loss of his Mosquito. One theory advanced is that the accident was due to Gibson's lack of experience flying Mosquitoes. His log book, which he had
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On 5 July, he flew in a Lancaster for the first time since leaving No. 617 Squadron. It was a test flight and the crew commented that he handled it well considering how long it had been since he had last flown. On 19 July he joined a Lancaster crew, possibly from No. 630 Squadron, located at East
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at Hendon. The writing has Gibson's characteristic style of comments and humour, implying that the book was not ghost-written, as some have suggested. The typescript includes corrections in his own hand, which may suggest he had the help of a professional editor while he was writing. The text was
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near Washington D.C. The decision to award him with the Legion of Merit was taken quickly. It was also exceptional. To avoid duplication American awards were, in general, not accepted for actions which had already earned a British medal. This allowed them to be restricted to cases where Americans
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Cochrane travelled to Scampton on 15 May to inform Whitworth and Gibson that the operation would take place the following evening, over 16/17 May. At about 16:00, Gibson travelled with Cochrane on his return to Grantham. Here he discussed the draft operation order with Satterly and Wing Commander
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On 28 March, Gibson made his first flight to explore the low-flying requirement. He took Hopgood and Young with him and found low flying during daylight satisfactory but during an attempt at dusk the difficulty of their task became apparent, when they nearly ditched. On 29 March, Gibson was shown
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and Widdows personally supervised his pilots during their conversion. Gibson's first flight in a Beaufighter was on 1 December 1940. He then undertook some intensive training on AI radar procedure. He found the night-fighter culture very different from bombers as the two-man crew had to work as a
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In January 1944, Gibson was posted to the Directorate for the Prevention of Accidents, where he appears to have been under orders to write a book. This posting was effectively a cover to give him the time and access to the resources he needed to complete it. It is possible either the Ministry of
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After breaching the Möhne dam, Gibson flew with Young as his deputy and the remaining aircraft that still had their mines, to the Eder See. Shannon had arrived with Young while Maudslay and Knight had arrived while Hopgood had been preparing for his bombing run. The flight to the Eder See lasted
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for his low-flying expertise. Of Gibson's regular crew from No. 106 Squadron, only Robert Hutchison, the wireless operator, volunteered for this new one. Three more members of his crew came from 50 Squadron, Harlo Taerum, a Canadian navigator, Fred Spafford, an Australian bomb-aimer, and Richard
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On 8 December Gibson did not fly. He was in the control room with Walker watching the aircraft taxiing for take-off. Walker noticed some incendiaries which had fallen out of the bomb bay of a reserve Lancaster located near the main bomb dump. The incendiaries had ignited. Walker drove out to the
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I had great admiration for him – the glorious Dam-buster. I had hoped that he would come into Parliament and make his way there after the stress of the war was over, but he never spared himself nor would allow others to spare him. We have lost in this officer one of the most splendid of all our
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Harris wrote that Gibson appointed himself as the controller. It is possible he seized this opportunity in Air Commodore Sharpe's absence when the late change in target was announced. There were some instances of Mosquitoes breaking up because of their wooden frames. Harris considered this as a
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At Steenbergen, the Germans cordoned off the crash site at the Graaf Hendrikpolder. Human remains were recovered which confirmed there had been one person in the plane and therefore initially it was suspected the other member may have bailed out. However, with the discovery of a third hand, the
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On 2 August, he was posted to No. 54 Base, RAF Coningsby, where he arrived on the 4th. Coningsby was a centre for tactical innovation and home of the elite No. 54 Base Flight. Here he was exposed to intelligence that increased his concern that the war would end without him getting back into the
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From the beginning of May squadron training shifted to the tactical aspects of the operation. On 1 May Gibson communicated to Wallis his confidence that the operation would succeed. He repeated this optimism in his weekly report to Whitworth on 4 May where he described the squadron as "ready to
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The squadron commenced daily flying training at the beginning of April with long cross-country flights with precise turning points to develop their navigation skills. They then started to practise low flying over water. The squadron completed over a thousand flying hours by the end of April and
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The squadron was selected for special training in the use of two kinds of new bombsight for use with a special bomb designed for attacks on capital ships. However, Gibson advised that the aircraft should not attack any ships below 8,500 feet. They put this training into practice with a marathon
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in Kent. Gibson flew down with him on 25 April to inspect the facilities. The full squadron flew down on 29 April. Gibson was promoted to acting squadron leader towards the end of June 1941 and started to deputise for the commander in his absence. Widdows was promoted to station command and was
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Also there has been a local council initiative that has achieved a citywalk named after Guy Gibson, named "the Gibson walking route", available free of charge, at any local tourist office. The route goes past all relevant places connected to Warwick and Gibsons last flight, their crashsite and
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in the Netherlands at around 22:30 and lit up in flames. Witnesses heard an aircraft flying low, saw that its cockpit was illuminated and then it crashed. At first, Gibson's failure to return to Woodhall Spa was not considered out of the ordinary, as it was assumed he had landed at Coningsby.
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as Chief Flying Instructor. By now he had decided he wanted to return to bombers. Despite a visit to HQ No. 5 Group on 15 December to petition for a transfer, Fighter Command insisted he had to go to Cranfield. His opportunity came a few weeks later when on 22 February 1942, Arthur Harris was
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When they arrived at the target, the marking of the red area went badly wrong owing to a series of mishaps. The three markers could not identify the marking point and one aircraft had engine problems. Gibson attempted to mark it himself but his Target Indicators (TIs) did not release. As the
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Gibson was closely involved with discussions about the design, trial and approval of the solutions developed for the various technical issues encountered. These included the Dann bomb sight and the 'Spotlight Altimeter Calibrator', which was the name given to the spotlights attached to the
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and was very well received. It has remained in print most of the time since 1946. A new edition of the work was issued by Greenhill Books in 2019, with additional material by Robert Owen, Official Historian of the No. 617 Squadron Association, and historian and broadcaster James Holland.
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and Pastor van den Brink spoke the Lord's Prayer in English. A cross was erected over the grave with Warwick's full rank and name with the name "Guy Gibson" underneath. When it was later confirmed who "Guy Gibson" was, a new cross was constructed with Gibson's rank, name and decorations.
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The station's Medical Officer became expert in determining which crews were simply unlucky in contrast with genuine malingerers. However he was capable of serious misjudgements on occasions, and could be prone to unreasonable outbursts and the persecution of some crews and their members.
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After Gibson's death, Eve moved to South Africa in 1948 to marry Jack Hyman, a South African businessman. They divorced and she returned to Britain in 1954. She reverted to the surname Gibson, so many people did not realise she had remarried. She died on 3 November 1988, the same day as
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Trevor-Roper, rear gunner. The front gunner was George Deering, another Canadian, and the flight engineer was John Pulford. Although Gibson's crew comprised experienced men, in the end some crews had not completed one tour, with some individuals having flown fewer than ten operations.
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Gibson did seem to become increasingly enthusiastic about writing, and his wife remembered his writing at home during weekends while he was at Staff College during March–May 1944. The typescript survives of a draft Gibson submitted in summer 1944, which his wife later donated to the
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started the next bombing run that Young's mine had breached the dam. At 00:56, Hutchinson sent the code word "N I G G E R" (sic), the name of Gibson's recently killed dog, to signal the breach to HQ 5 Group and then confirmed it on their request. Martin and Maltby departed for home.
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and attended by hundreds of journalists from around the world. Gibson responded to questions about the Dams Raid and revealed the Prime Minister called him "Dam-buster". Reports of the conference were enthusiastic. He attended engagements in the Quebec area. On 17 August, President
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in Lincolnshire. The exact reason is unknown, but suggestions include a sinus or middle ear problem. He was then sent on two weeks convalescent leave. This absence meant he was unable to participate in Operation Millennium, the "1000 Bomber raids", the first of which was made on
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of the squadron, because as one of these new flight commanders, he was seen as part of Widdows' reforms and he had been chosen over an existing member of the squadron. He had also come from a Bomber squadron. The root cause of the low morale was a lack of combat success. The
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in an attempt to obtain an operational posting, but was declared non-operational sick and sent on a month's rest leave. At the end of his leave he was due to be posted to the Directorate of Accidents with the order to write a book. During this time he was hospitalised with
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to make his attack but this time decided to fly with him, parallel and slightly ahead, to draw off the flak. Martin's mine did not damage the dam. Gibson called in Young and Martin flew alongside him, whilst Gibson flew along another evasive path. It was not obvious until
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on the evening of 17 May and Gibson attended but he made sure a beer was sent to Humphreys with his compliments. It took three days to complete the telegrams and follow-up letters. Gibson continued his usual practice of adding personal comments to letters where possible.
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Gibson was strict in screening the crews during training. That not all the crews were known to him is reflected in how two crews were posted off the squadron as not satisfactory and another crew chose to leave after their navigator was deemed unsatisfactory.
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Gibson was possibly not where others might have expected him to be. During the briefing for the raid, he was advised to use an exit route that would put him over France. However, he disagreed and insisted he would return by the shortest route at low level.
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and showed him films from its trials. It was a depth charge which, if rotated with backspin and dropped at the correct speed and altitude, would bounce across the surface of a body of water towards a target. This bouncing behaviour gave it its nickname the
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on a sortie to Berlin. Dimbleby described the raid in a later radio broadcast. Gibson was very pleased with the outcome, as he always wanted to communicate what life was like for the aircrews. On 12 March, he made his final flight with the squadron to
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was still in its very early days of development. Also, Widdows was required to split the squadron up with a few pilots each at Ternhill, Kirton and Wittering and with no more than half at Digby at any one time. Gibson flew six operations in Blenheims.
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Coningsby for Gibson to use, so it was decided to use the reserve aircraft of No. 627 Squadron, located at RAF Woodhall Spa. Gibson and Warwick were driven over. When they arrived about 18:30, for unknown reasons, Gibson rejected the reserve aircraft
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Wing Commander Gibson then led the remainder of his force to the Eder dam where, with complete disregard for his own safety, he repeated his tactics and once more drew on himself the enemy fire so that the attack could be successfully developed.
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to write a script for the film and had started to build models of the dams and Lancaster bombers. He was encouraged by Bomber Command's PR Department. However, when Wallis was shown the script, he thought it absurd, and the project was scrapped.
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to collect the tail assembly as trophy for the squadron and the crew's dinghy for himself. He was attacked by an intruder when landing at Wellingore on 8 April. Gibson was unharmed, but his AI operator, Sergeant Bell, was injured in the leg.
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crew were posted off the squadron with immediate effect, although the squadron's official records show they left in early June. At 08:30 he received a lengthy message from Cochrane thanking him for his efforts in making the raid a success.
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visited Scampton. There was lunch in the officers' mess followed by an inspection of the squadron. Gibson showed the King models and photos of the dams. The King chose the motto for the new squadron 'Apres Moi Le Deluge'. On 28 May
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cemetery. The funeral was attended by the Catholic priest, Father Verhoeven and the Protestant Pastor van den Brink. As they did not know the men's religion they performed the funeral between them. Father Verhoeven read the psalm,
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presence of a second person was confirmed. Jim Warwick was identified from his identity tag. The laundry tag in a sock identified the other person as a "Guy Gibson". The remains were placed in a small specially constructed coffin.
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the operational details again and made it clear no crews were to return with their mine. He handed over to Wing Commander Dunn who explained the signals procedures. The meeting broke up and the crews went for their meal at 19:30.
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As the full extent of the losses – eight aircraft and 56 crew – became apparent, Wallis became distraught at the human cost. Humphreys and Hevron started the task of informing the next of kin. A party was organised at
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for the constituency. Despite the constituency party's having taken him on knowing his circumstances as a serving officer, Gibson resigned as their candidate in August 1944 citing the demands of his service career.
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The KING has granted unrestricted permission for the wearing of the undermentioned decorations, conferred upon the officers indicated, in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war: —
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plane and tried to move the incendiaries with a rake. He lost his arm in the subsequent explosion of the 4000 lb "cookie" bomb still in the aircraft's bomb bay. He was replaced by Group Captain Bussell.
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action. At this stage, he may have had Cochrane's consent for limited operational flying, provided it was non-participatory, short time over target and he could bail out over Allied-controlled territory.
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forces, in the aftermath of the raid in May 1943 and became the most highly decorated British serviceman at that time. He completed over 170 war operations before being killed in action at the age of 26.
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The period from April to September 1940 was one of the most operationally intense periods of Gibson's career. He completed 34 operations in 5 months, with 10 in June. The type of operation varied from
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Gibson eased himself back into bomber operational flying with a mine-laying operation in the Baltic on 22 April 1942. and completed three more sorties in the Manchester during the following 3 weeks.
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5630:"O.K.L. Fighter Claims, Chef für Ausz. und Dizsiplin Luftwaffen-Personalamt L.p. [A] V Films & Supplementary Claims List. Reich, West and Südfront August–December 1944 Issue No. 1"
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The same lack of experience flying the Mosquito applied to his navigator, Squadron Leader Warwick, who had never flown in one operationally. That a letter was found with Warwick's address (
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in 1922. In 1924, when he was six, his parents separated. His mother was granted custody of Gibson, his elder brother Alexander ("Alick") and sister Joan, and decided to return to England.
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wished to express particular gratitude. For example, they were often given for the air/sea rescue of American personnel. The award was announced formally in Britain in December 1943.
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has named a street after Gibson, Gibson Way. There is a memorial in the village cemetery bearing his name. His name also appears on the village War Memorial overlooking the harbour.
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blue celluloid and the pilots and bomb aimers to wear goggles with amber-tinted lenses. Gibson wanted six aeroplanes converted but only two became available, the first on 11 April.
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Gibson was expecting to go on leave to Cornwall and was therefore shocked when he received a call from HQ No. 5 Group to inform him he was being posted there to write a book.
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A plaque commemorating Gibson has been mounted in the harbour-facing wall of the institute at Porthleven, located at the southern end of Institute Hill. It reads:
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one was at 14:30 and included the bomb aimers and gunners. At 18:00 all the aircrew were called to a final briefing in the upper briefing room, which was guarded.
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on 18 July. It was known as a difficult and dangerous target at night, expected to be much worse in the daytime, and they were relieved to be recalled when near
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on 16 November 1937. His behaviour towards the ground crews continued to be perceived as unsatisfactory and they gave him the nickname the "Bumptious Bastard".
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he met the family of Harvey Glinz, who had been killed on the Dams Raid when flying as the front-gunner in Barlow's crew. He then went on to training bases at
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dams by Cochrane at HQ 5 Group. He then attended a further meeting with Wallis at Weybridge. At this meeting he rejected Wallis's proposal of a daylight raid.
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for 30 minutes, drawing the enemy fire on himself in order to leave as free a run as possible to the following aircraft which were attacking the dam in turn.
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The first thing Gibson did early on the morning of 16 May was to report to the Medical Officer because of pains in his feet. The MO had previously diagnosed
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Squadron Leaders Maudslay and Young were appointed as his flight commanders. The selection of Young resulted in the transfer of the whole of 'C' Flight from
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Intelligence or the RAF's publicity department wanted him to complete a book in order to counter the increasing criticisms of the Strategic Air Offensive.
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into the new one. Some crews or pilots were known to Gibson including Hopgood and Shannon, who by this time had transferred from No. 106 squadron to the
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with effect from 31 January 1937. He then underwent further flying training as a member of the junior section of No. 5 Flying Training Course at
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A plaque also marks the house of Eve's parents, where he and Eve occasionally lived between their marriage and 1943, at 1 Archer Road, Penarth.
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were unhappy with the change. As the two crews were performing different functions, the bomb loads had to be swapped. They took off at 19:51.
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replaced by Wing Commander Edward Colbeck-Welch. Gibson claimed two more kills which were confirmed. Another unidentified bomber, possibly a
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before returning to Montreal and Ottawa in the east. He had a week's rest at the Seignory Club in Ottawa from 28 September to 3 October.
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in Scotland. With the likelihood of war increasing and as part of a plan to improve standards, Gibson was sent on a navigation course at
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to understudy to the Base Air Staff Officer (BASO). Duties included operational planning and liaison between the units within the Base.
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has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the undermentioned officer in recognition of most conspicuous bravery: —
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Wing Commander Guy Penrose GIBSON, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. (39438), Reserve of Air Force Officers. – Air Ministry, 3 December 1943
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dams, Harris decided to hand the direct responsibility for the detailed planning, preparation and execution to Air Vice Marshal
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geography of the raid. Gibson took Whitworth with him and described the outcome in his log book as "completely successful".
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fighting men. His name will not be forgotten; it will for ever be enshrined in the most wonderful records of our country.
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are in the vicinity of the fatal crash; the exact location is marked by brick mosaics of the British flag and the year
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low at night with an objective that had to be achieved by 19 May. At this meeting, he was introduced to Group Captain
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Robert James Owen, "Memorial plaque unveiled in Penarth to war hero Guy Gibson." Penarth Times. 4 May 2012
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visited Scampton. Gibson then went on a fortnight's leave to Cornwall where he spent most of his time fishing.
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have you been on over Germany?' He replied, 'One hundred and seventy-four.' There was a stunned silence".
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arrived at the Conference. Churchill arranged for Gibson to meet the President at a private meeting.
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leader. However, unlike Wingate, he seems to have found it easier to enter into shipboard life.
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On 3 August Gibson travelled to London to join the party accompanying the Prime Minister to the
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not a VC. Bar to DSO approved". Gibson was informed on 25 March, after he left the squadron.
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Third operational tour: No. 106 Squadron, Bomber Command
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1641:: Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Johann Strauss III
5889:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1944
5628:Guest, Russel; Goyat, Richard (10 February 2003).
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472:Anthony "Oscar" Bridgman. The squadron was flying
5523:(3rd supplement). 30 November 1943. p. 5284.
5481:(2nd supplement). 17 November 1942. p. 5031.
5221:The Dam Busters: In the Words of the Bomber Crews
5136:Gibson, Guy; Harris, Arthur (19 September 2019).
5045:VVV informatie Steenbergen, Lee, W.Horemans 2013
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5360:Make for the Hills: Memories of Far Eastern Wars
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5854:People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford
5829:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
5495:(2nd supplement). 2 April 1943. p. 1518.
5300:After the Flood: What the Dambusters did next
5063:Chr.B. / Sq617 & Lee & Willy Horemans
2284:To commemorate Gibson's residency there is a
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507:. He spent Christmas Day 1938 in hospital at
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1968:As great a warrior as this island ever bred.
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5541:Royal Observer Corps Association Newsletter
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5742:Wartime interview with Guy Gibson in 1943
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5321:. Hampshire, London: Speedman Press.
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1637:"A Thousand and One Nights Waltz" by
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5319:Guy Gibson VC The Glorious Dambuster
2501:Acting Sqn Ldr. G.P. Gibson, 29 Sqn
2391:, then completing in Wilhelmshaven.
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1746:Staff College and Base Staff Officer
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5814:British World War II bomber pilots
5684:RAF Benevolent Fund (1 May 2018).
5606:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
5535:Holmes, Lawrence (December 2004).
5467:. 16 September 1941. p. 5360.
2476:Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar
2108:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
1997:She was born Evelyn Mary Moore in
1887:Analysis and theories of the crash
1701:performed by Queens Hall Orchestra
1240:, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, King
1179:and they flew on unopposed to the
825:On 11 May, he was hospitalised at
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5824:Commanders of the Legion of Merit
5747:Gibson's Medals at the RAF Museum
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5411:. 23 November 1937. p. 7352.
5397:. 16 February 1937. p. 1086.
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37:Wing Commander Guy Gibson in 1944
5809:British people in colonial India
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5293:. London: Viking, Penguin Group.
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456:Gibson's initial posting was to
427:No. 6 Flying Training School RAF
308:Imperial Indian Forestry Service
215:Commander of the Legion of Merit
5884:Royal Air Force wing commanders
5425:. 3 October 1939. p. 6659.
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442:No. 3 Armament Training Station
281:of Germany. He was awarded the
16:Recipient of the Victoria Cross
5844:Military personnel from Shimla
5645:Johnson, Jonny (16 May 2019).
5244:Enemy Coast Ahead – Uncensored
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2581:Legion of Merit (Commander).
2488:Fg Off. G.P. Gibson, 83 Sqn.
2303:Honours, awards and citations
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1855:Gibson's aircraft crashed at
650:Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
5439:. 9 July 1940. p. 4177.
1794:. On 2 September, he flew a
1401:On 9 August they arrived in
1282:him he had been awarded the
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1018:Training of No. 617 Squadron
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5302:. London: William Collins.
5265:. London: Greenhill Books.
5072:Sq617 veterans association
2438:Distinguished Service Order
2250:, the authorised sequel to
2090:Dam Busters memorial park,
1928:, in the area southwest of
1782:On 15 August, he flew in a
918:Distinguished Service Order
609:on 27 August, he spotted a
202:Distinguished Service Order
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2485:Distinguished Flying Cross
2371:Air Ministry, 28 May 1943.
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1679:Royal Air Force March Past
1601:His musical choices were:
1313:. Also at the dinner were
1267:Secretary of State for Air
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729:Distinguished Flying Medal
599:Distinguished Flying Cross
338:St Edward's School, Oxford
336:In 1932 Gibson started at
210:Distinguished Flying Cross
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5615:"GIBSON, Guy (1918–1944)"
5362:. Pen and Sword. p.
5284:. London: Harper Collins.
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405:Initial military training
367:. His favourite play was
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5592:www.churchillarchive.com
5289:Morris, Richard (1994).
5219:Bartlett, W. B. (2011).
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4720:Hinchliffe 1998, p. 294.
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1674:& His Pennsylvanians
1411:Royal Canadian Air Force
1340:Post-Chastise activities
739:fellow flight commander
495:. In June they moved to
458:No. 83 (Bomber) Squadron
452:No. 83 (Bomber) Squadron
400:Initial military service
317:As her family came from
294:Early life and education
135:No. 83 (Bomber) Squadron
5336:Sweetman, John (2002).
5317:Ottaway, Susan (2009).
3676:John Murray Publishers
1960:In his introduction to
1511:Gibson continued on to
1361:where they boarded the
1187:Attack on the Möhne Dam
1155:Flight to the Möhne Dam
1138:Briefings during 16 May
965:Formation of Squadron X
890:, the AOC No. 5 Group.
652:, and Air Vice Marshal
415:No. 24 (Training) Group
5859:People from Porthleven
5766:Commanding Officer of
5675:. 2012. Archived from
5280:Hastings, Max (2005).
4730:Guest & Goyat 2003
2317:Royal Air Force Museum
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1380:Chief of the Air Staff
1372:Lord Louis Mountbatten
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1206:Attack on the Eder Dam
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1133:Raid of 16/17 May 1943
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658:No. 12 (Fighter) Group
654:Trafford Leigh-Mallory
627:Air Officer Commanding
621:on 23 September 1940.
384:, the First World War
373:. He was made a house
273:, which he led in the
5692:. RAF Benevolent Fund
5298:Nichol, John (2015).
5175:English Heritage 2016
3672:Leo McKinstry (2010)
2572:(United States) 1943
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2089:
2077:
1974:
1966:
1953:
1689:Ride of the Valkyries
1431:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1345:Tour of Canada and US
1292:
1235:
1162:
1070:
699:Bristol Beaufighter I
433:. He was awarded his
394:Joseph "Mutt" Summers
340:, the same school as
171:European air campaign
103:Years of service
5594:. 26 September 1944.
5543:(44). Archived from
5356:Thompson, Sir Robert
5261:Gibson, Guy (2019).
5242:Gibson, Guy (2005).
3699:, pp. 105, 103.
2535:Air Crew Europe Star
2260:Commemorative plaque
2025:regarded as untrue.
1741:Return to operations
1718:Member of Parliament
1096:scale models of the
1059:near Colchester and
1007:Harold "Mick" Martin
989:Selection of aircrew
501:Handley Page Hampden
423:acting pilot officer
5679:on 19 October 2012.
5340:. London: Cassell.
5338:The Dambusters Raid
5142:. Greenhill Books.
5126:, pp. 312–313.
5093:, pp. 176–179.
4989:, pp. 250–251.
4977:, pp. 126–134.
4749:on 24 December 2015
4648:, pp. 294–295.
4609:, pp. 285–286.
4597:, pp. 284–285.
4558:, pp. 282–283.
4534:, pp. 276–281.
4522:, pp. 273–274.
4471:, pp. 268–269.
4435:, pp. 256–257.
4387:, pp. 251–252.
4288:, pp. 233–234.
4261:, pp. 258–259.
4177:, pp. 217–218.
4153:, pp. 207–208.
4139:Gazette & 36271
4100:, pp. 204–206.
4088:, pp. 201–204.
4076:, pp. 198–201.
4064:, pp. 197–198.
4028:, pp. 192–193.
4016:, pp. 189–190.
3978:Gazette & 36030
3927:, pp. 178–179.
3903:, pp. 176–177.
3867:, pp. 168–171.
3855:, pp. 161–166.
3831:, pp. 155–156.
3819:, pp. 150–151.
3795:, pp. 131–133.
3771:, pp. 113–114.
3723:, pp. 106–109.
3592:, pp. 102–103.
3522:Gazette & 35963
3483:, pp. 135–137.
3471:, pp. 124–125.
3457:Gazette & 35791
3418:, pp. 119–120.
3406:, pp. 117–118.
3394:, pp. 116–117.
3382:, pp. 110–111.
3358:, pp. 107–108.
3334:, pp. 104–105.
3295:, pp. 105–106.
3283:, pp. 112–114.
3259:, pp. 106–107.
3192:Gazette & 35276
3049:Gazette & 34996
3025:Gazette & 34892
2960:Gazette & 34700
2882:Gazette & 34457
2819:Gazette & 34371
2552:War Medal 1939–1945
2324:Imperial War Museum
2319:, Hendon, England.
2017:when travelling to
1944:Posthumous tributes
1646:The Flying Dutchman
1634:& His Orchestra
1595:Desert Island Discs
1587:Desert Island Discs
1351:Quadrant Conference
793:Rolls-Royce Vulture
298:Gibson was born in
265:. He was the first
5894:Operation Chastise
5772:March–August 1943
5574:. 19 February 1944
5520:The London Gazette
5506:The London Gazette
5492:The London Gazette
5478:The London Gazette
5464:The London Gazette
5450:The London Gazette
5436:The London Gazette
5422:The London Gazette
5408:The London Gazette
5394:The London Gazette
3218:, pp. 99–100.
2332:St Edward's School
2313:
2282:
2270:
2104:
2096:
2084:
1598:with Roy Plomley.
1376:Sir Charles Portal
1334:Eyebrook Reservoir
1299:
1263:Archibald Sinclair
1250:
1244:and Group Captain
1168:
1165:Operation Chastise
1081:
1057:Abberton Reservoir
1049:Eyebrook Reservoir
960:Operation Chastise
801:Rolls-Royce Merlin
603:Dortmund-Ems canal
327:preparatory school
275:"Dam Busters" raid
267:Commanding Officer
227:Guy Penrose Gibson
184:Operation Chastise
5782:
5781:
5775:Succeeded by
5755:Military offices
5640:on 8 August 2014.
5547:on 4 October 2011
5328:978-0-9562176-0-8
5309:978-0-00-810031-5
5263:Enemy Coast Ahead
5234:978-1-4456-0966-9
5139:Enemy Coast Ahead
4845:, pp. 72–72.
4833:, pp. 50–51.
4809:, pp. 43–44.
3682:978-0-7195-2363-2
3580:, pp. 98–99.
3150:, pp. 91–92.
3135:, pp. 90–91.
3123:, pp. 89–90.
3087:, pp. 77–79.
3075:, pp. 72–74.
2998:, pp. 50–53.
2986:, pp. 37–40.
2974:, pp. 35–36.
2872:, pp. 28–29.
2857:, pp. 25–26.
2833:, pp. 17–21.
2797:, pp. 30–31.
2773:, pp. 23–24.
2761:, pp. 25–26.
2749:, pp. 18–19.
2589:
2588:
2374:ROYAL AIR FORCE.
2200:Enemy Coast Ahead
2192:Enemy Coast Ahead
2139:5, Mosquitostraat
1962:Enemy Coast Ahead
1824:Moenchen-Gladbach
1639:Johann Strauss II
1612:Richard Addinsell
1562:Enemy Coast Ahead
1465:, Rivers, Dafoe,
1326:Winston Churchill
1303:Buckingham Palace
1236:Air Vice Marshal
1061:Derwent Reservoir
932:war correspondent
642:RAF Upper Heyford
615:flight lieutenant
491:and relocated to
361:Arthurian legends
312:Simla Hill States
221:
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69:19 September 1944
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2296:, north London.
2253:The Time Machine
2155:Leonard Cheshire
1988:Come Out To Play
1668:The Marines Hymn
1554:Leonard Cheshire
1552:airmen, such as
1548:on 17 December.
1546:Vincent's Angina
1489:Washington, D.C.
1451:London (Ontario)
1275:RAF Woodhall Spa
936:Richard Dimbleby
852:Krupp Arms Works
799:, equipped with
773:No. 106 Squadron
769:No. 207 Squadron
716:RAF West Malling
687:Bristol Blenheim
542:Second World War
437:on 24 May 1937.
271:No. 617 Squadron
263:Second World War
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155:No. 617 Squadron
150:No. 106 Squadron
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2328:Remembrance Day
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2197:Gibson's book,
2195:
2190:Publication of
2171:
2157:on 7 May 1990.
2072:
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1771:launch site at
1769:V-1 flying bomb
1761:RAF East Kirkby
1748:
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1726:Lord Vansittart
1711:Garfield Weston
1708:
1681:" performed by
1670:" performed by
1660:" performed by
1658:If I Had My Way
1607:Warsaw Concerto
1590:
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1501:Henry H. Arnold
1497:Legion of Merit
1469:and Moss Bank.
1424:, the Canadian
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899:Nottinghamshire
789:Avro Manchester
781:
731:. However, the
682:Squadron Leader
670:No. 29 Squadron
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577:RAF Lossiemouth
573:Coastal Command
549:
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5155:
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5128:
5116:
5107:
5095:
5083:
5074:
5065:
5056:
5047:
5038:
5036:, p. 175.
5026:
5017:
5005:
4991:
4979:
4967:
4965:, p. 333.
4955:
4953:, p. 317.
4943:
4941:, p. 154.
4931:
4929:, p. 115.
4919:
4907:
4895:
4883:
4871:
4859:
4847:
4835:
4823:
4811:
4799:
4787:
4775:
4773:, p. 311.
4760:
4734:
4722:
4713:
4711:, p. 302.
4701:
4686:
4684:, p. 306.
4674:
4672:, p. 296.
4662:
4660:, p. 284.
4650:
4638:
4636:, p. 289.
4623:
4621:, p. 164.
4611:
4599:
4587:
4572:
4560:
4548:
4546:, p. 281.
4536:
4524:
4512:
4510:, p. 257.
4500:
4498:, p. 273.
4485:
4483:, p. 272.
4473:
4461:
4459:, p. 267.
4449:
4447:, p. 265.
4437:
4425:
4423:, p. 256.
4413:
4411:, p. 255.
4401:
4399:, p. 253.
4389:
4377:
4375:, p. 999.
4365:
4363:, p. 249.
4353:
4351:, p. 147.
4341:
4339:, p. 254.
4329:
4327:, p. 236.
4314:
4312:, p. 230.
4302:
4300:, p. 228.
4290:
4278:
4263:
4251:
4249:, p. 222.
4239:
4237:, p. 226.
4227:
4225:, p. 223.
4215:
4213:, p. 224.
4203:
4201:, p. 210.
4191:
4189:, p. 141.
4179:
4167:
4165:, p. 208.
4155:
4143:
4126:
4124:, p. 206.
4114:
4102:
4090:
4078:
4066:
4054:
4052:, p. 197.
4042:
4040:, p. 193.
4030:
4018:
4006:
4004:, p. 183.
3994:
3992:, p. 177.
3982:
3965:
3963:, p. 238.
3953:
3951:, p. 181.
3941:
3939:, p. 179.
3929:
3917:
3915:, p. 236.
3905:
3893:
3891:, p. 173.
3881:
3879:, p. 174.
3869:
3857:
3845:
3843:, p. 161.
3833:
3821:
3809:
3807:, p. 163.
3797:
3785:
3783:, p. 116.
3773:
3761:
3759:, p. 112.
3749:
3747:, p. 111.
3737:
3735:, p. 109.
3725:
3713:
3711:, p. 156.
3701:
3686:
3665:
3663:, p. 108.
3653:
3651:, p. 106.
3641:
3639:, p. 101.
3629:
3617:
3615:, p. 102.
3594:
3582:
3570:
3553:
3538:
3536:, p. 100.
3526:
3509:
3507:, p. 141.
3497:
3495:, p. 140.
3485:
3473:
3461:
3444:
3432:
3430:, p. 121.
3420:
3408:
3396:
3384:
3372:
3370:, p. 110.
3360:
3348:
3336:
3324:
3322:, p. 112.
3312:
3310:, p. 113.
3297:
3285:
3273:
3271:, p. 104.
3261:
3249:
3247:, p. 350.
3237:
3235:, p. 105.
3220:
3208:
3196:
3179:
3167:
3152:
3137:
3125:
3113:
3101:
3089:
3077:
3065:
3053:
3041:
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3012:
3000:
2988:
2976:
2964:
2952:
2940:
2928:
2913:
2901:
2886:
2874:
2859:
2847:
2845:, p. 218.
2835:
2823:
2811:
2799:
2787:
2775:
2763:
2751:
2739:
2727:
2715:
2700:
2688:
2676:
2664:
2662:, p. 182.
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2304:
2301:
2294:St John's Wood
2290:Aberdeen Place
2278:St John's Wood
2261:
2258:
2247:The Time Ships
2242:Stephen Baxter
2237:
2234:
2219:
2218:Film portrayal
2216:
2211:Michael Joseph
2206:Sunday Express
2194:
2188:
2170:
2167:
2112:Bergen op Zoom
2071:
2068:
2066:
2065:Postwar legacy
2063:
1983:
1980:
1945:
1942:
1888:
1885:
1865:
1862:
1811:
1808:
1756:Gerrards Cross
1752:Bulstrode Park
1747:
1744:
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1707:
1704:
1703:
1702:
1699:Richard Wagner
1685:
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1651:Richard Wagner
1642:
1635:
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1589:
1585:Appearance on
1583:
1564:
1558:
1537:B-24 Liberator
1415:Mackenzie King
1392:Mary Churchill
1346:
1343:
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1338:
1311:Thomas Sopwith
1284:Victoria Cross
1252:On 27 May the
1246:John Whitworth
1238:Ralph Cochrane
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975:Ralph Cochrane
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958:Main article:
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797:Avro Lancaster
780:
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765:wing commander
704:Heinkel He 111
678:RAF Wellingore
665:
662:
646:Sholto Douglas
638:RAF Cottesmore
611:Dornier Do 215
548:
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431:RAF Netheravon
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382:Albert Ball VC
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224:Wing Commander
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5653:. History Hit
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5272:9781784384906
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5015:, p. 173
5014:
5009:
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4988:
4983:
4976:
4971:
4964:
4959:
4952:
4947:
4940:
4935:
4928:
4923:
4917:, p. 67.
4916:
4911:
4905:, p. 97.
4904:
4899:
4893:, p. 94.
4892:
4887:
4881:, p. 62.
4880:
4875:
4869:, p. 62.
4868:
4863:
4857:, p. 81.
4856:
4851:
4844:
4839:
4832:
4827:
4821:, p. 44.
4820:
4815:
4808:
4803:
4796:
4795:Bartlett 2011
4791:
4784:
4779:
4772:
4767:
4765:
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4608:
4603:
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4591:
4584:
4582:
4576:
4570:, p. 286
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4171:
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4159:
4152:
4147:
4140:
4135:
4133:
4131:
4123:
4118:
4112:, p. 36.
4111:
4110:Thompson 1989
4106:
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4087:
4082:
4075:
4070:
4063:
4058:
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4015:
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3970:
3962:
3961:Sweetman 2002
3957:
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3926:
3921:
3914:
3913:Sweetman 2002
3909:
3902:
3901:Sweetman 2002
3897:
3890:
3889:Sweetman 2002
3885:
3878:
3877:Sweetman 2002
3873:
3866:
3865:Sweetman 2002
3861:
3854:
3853:Sweetman 2002
3849:
3842:
3841:Sweetman 2002
3837:
3830:
3829:Sweetman 2002
3825:
3818:
3817:Sweetman 2002
3813:
3806:
3801:
3794:
3793:Sweetman 2002
3789:
3782:
3781:Sweetman 2002
3777:
3770:
3769:Sweetman 2002
3765:
3758:
3757:Sweetman 2002
3753:
3746:
3745:Sweetman 2002
3741:
3734:
3733:Sweetman 2002
3729:
3722:
3721:Sweetman 2002
3717:
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3698:
3697:Sweetman 2002
3693:
3691:
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3669:
3662:
3661:Sweetman 2002
3657:
3650:
3649:Sweetman 2002
3645:
3638:
3637:Sweetman 2002
3633:
3627:, p. 99.
3626:
3625:Sweetman 2002
3621:
3614:
3613:Sweetman 2002
3609:
3607:
3605:
3603:
3601:
3599:
3591:
3590:Sweetman 2002
3586:
3579:
3578:Sweetman 2002
3574:
3568:, p. 97.
3567:
3566:Sweetman 2002
3562:
3560:
3558:
3551:, p. 96.
3550:
3549:Sweetman 2002
3545:
3543:
3535:
3534:Sweetman 2002
3530:
3523:
3518:
3516:
3514:
3506:
3501:
3494:
3489:
3482:
3477:
3470:
3465:
3458:
3453:
3451:
3449:
3442:, p. 91.
3441:
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3429:
3424:
3417:
3412:
3405:
3400:
3393:
3388:
3381:
3376:
3369:
3364:
3357:
3352:
3346:, p. 19.
3345:
3340:
3333:
3328:
3321:
3316:
3309:
3304:
3302:
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3277:
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3253:
3246:
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3227:
3225:
3217:
3212:
3206:, p. 95.
3205:
3200:
3193:
3188:
3186:
3184:
3177:, p. 74.
3176:
3171:
3165:, p. 92.
3164:
3159:
3157:
3149:
3144:
3142:
3134:
3129:
3122:
3117:
3111:, p. 88.
3110:
3105:
3099:, p. 79.
3098:
3093:
3086:
3081:
3074:
3069:
3063:, p. 72.
3062:
3057:
3050:
3045:
3039:, p. 59.
3038:
3033:
3026:
3021:
3019:
3017:
3010:, p. 66.
3009:
3004:
2997:
2992:
2985:
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2973:
2968:
2961:
2956:
2950:, p. 37.
2949:
2944:
2938:, p. 33.
2937:
2932:
2926:, p. 36.
2925:
2920:
2918:
2911:, p. 34.
2910:
2905:
2899:, p. 30.
2898:
2893:
2891:
2883:
2878:
2871:
2866:
2864:
2856:
2851:
2844:
2843:Hastings 2005
2839:
2832:
2827:
2820:
2815:
2808:
2803:
2796:
2791:
2785:, p. 29.
2784:
2779:
2772:
2767:
2760:
2755:
2748:
2743:
2737:, p. 13.
2736:
2731:
2725:, p. 14.
2724:
2719:
2713:, p. 17.
2712:
2707:
2705:
2698:, p. 13.
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5551:14 February
5515:"No. 36271"
5501:"No. 36030"
5487:"No. 35963"
5473:"No. 35791"
5459:"No. 35276"
5445:"No. 34996"
5431:"No. 34892"
5417:"No. 34700"
5403:"No. 34457"
5389:"No. 34371"
5163:Morris 1994
5124:Morris 1994
5103:Holmes 2004
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2537:with Clasp
2286:blue plaque
2165:, in 2018.
2092:Steenbergen
2080:Steenbergen
2070:Steenbergen
2050:RAF Rauceby
2019:Lossiemouth
1916:Kurt Welter
1857:Steenbergen
1730:Don Bennett
1694:Die Walküre
1672:Fred Waring
1662:Bing Crosby
1632:Jack Hylton
1521:Los Angeles
1517:Minneapolis
1499:by General
1407:Nova Scotia
1355:Quebec City
1055:, Rutland,
1003:Pathfinders
879:Scharnhorst
827:RAF Rauceby
625:, then the
595:"gardening"
532:Southampton
524:Invergordon
520:RAF Evanton
509:RAF Rauceby
489:No. 5 Group
485:No. 2 Group
365:Shakespeare
261:during the
76:Steenbergen
5788:Categories
5777:G W Holden
5382:Newspapers
5291:Guy Gibson
2633:References
2175:Porthleven
2169:Porthleven
1926:Wittenberg
1614:played by
1578:RAF Museum
1529:Roald Dahl
1422:C.G. Power
1364:Queen Mary
1177:Roosendaal
1086:VHF radios
914:Montchanin
910:Le Creusot
866:flight to
860:Vlissingen
755:appointed
741:Bob Braham
585:Royal Navy
566:Phoney War
562:Manchester
513:chickenpox
464:, west of
386:flying ace
349:alcoholism
331:Folkestone
319:Porthleven
83:Allegiance
49:1918-08-12
25:Guy Gibson
5761:New title
5690:rafbf.org
5003:, Gibson.
3674:Lancaster
2605:Command.[
2494:bar 1941
2451:bar 1943
2349:Citation
1934:Gütersloh
1921:Luftwaffe
1784:Lightning
1541:Prestwick
1478:Vancouver
1467:Moose Jaw
1242:George VI
1224:Aftermath
1071:"Upkeep"
1053:Uppingham
941:Stuttgart
884:RAF Manby
873:Gneisenau
734:Luftwaffe
725:Sheerness
674:RAF Digby
636:(OTU) at
588:submarine
536:Abyssinia
466:Edinburgh
411:Yatesbury
279:Ruhr area
212:& Bar
152:(1942-43)
106:1936–1944
5706:cite web
5578:5 August
5561:Websites
5529:Journals
5358:(1989).
5282:Warriors
3684:. p. 277
2378:The KING
2280:, London
1992:Coventry
1875:Catholic
1804:Shetland
1796:Mosquito
1792:Le Havre
1691:" (from
1624:" (from
1482:Victoria
1463:Carberry
1459:Winnipeg
1455:New York
1439:Montreal
1388:Chindits
1322:Chequers
1118:Reculver
1077:backspin
708:Skegness
333:, Kent.
323:Penzance
146:Commands
91:Service/
5623:. 2006.
5208:Sources
2478:(DFC*)
2431:(DSO*)
2389:Tirpitz
2340:
2236:Fiction
2034:Navenby
2015:Glasgow
2011:Cardiff
1999:Penarth
1894:Scatsta
1864:Funeral
1513:Chicago
1474:Calgary
1447:Toronto
1403:Halifax
1359:Faslane
1127:his dog
1051:, near
1045:Tirpitz
920:(DSO).
832:Cologne
721:Heinkel
607:Lorient
558:Ringway
390:Vickers
375:prefect
370:Henry V
177:†
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1930:Berlin
1820:Rheydt
1816:Bremen
1800:Scasta
1788:Deelen
1713:, the
1443:Ottawa
1386:, the
1307:AV Roe
1265:, the
1199:Maltby
1194:Martin
1098:Moehne
1092:role.
1032:Upkeep
934:Major
868:Gdynia
848:Danzig
656:, AOC
619:Berlin
581:U-boat
528:Hamble
252:&
241:&
204:&
194:Awards
173:
157:(1943)
93:branch
5213:Books
2615:War.[
2592:Notes
2481:1940
2434:1942
2367:1943
2364:(VC)
2346:Date
2003:Wales
1846:KB267
1841:KB267
1836:KB213
1810:Death
1754:near
1697:) by
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1258:Queen
1181:Rhine
1102:Sorpe
856:Essen
560:near
530:near
522:near
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300:Simla
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126:39438
56:Simla
5712:link
5698:2019
5659:2019
5580:2017
5553:2011
5368:ISBN
5342:ISBN
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5248:ISBN
5229:ISBN
5225:~216
5144:ISBN
5000:CWGC
4755:2015
4697:2012
4583:1944
4274:1944
3678:ISBN
2625:1945
2145:and
2129:and
2121:and
2106:The
1822:and
1720:for
1480:and
1449:and
1256:and
1254:King
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1100:and
971:Ruhr
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363:and
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111:Rank
66:Died
43:Born
5672:RAF
5572:BBC
4695:RAF
4272:BBC
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