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Picture No 12008953
Date 1943
Description Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Dambusters)
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Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & 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.
Source Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 2 June 1943
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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