Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Dambusters)
Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar (12 August 1918 - 19 September 1944), first Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Force's No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid (Operation Chastise) in 1943, resulting in the destruction of two large dams in the Ruhr area. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, and in June 1943 became the most highly decorated serviceman in the country, but lost his life later in the war. He had completed over 170 operations at the age of 26
Picture No
12008953
Media ID
46106685
Size
4071px x 4347px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 2 June 1943
Date
1943
