Guy Gibson

Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DFC and bar, DSO and bar (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944), was the first CO of the RAF's 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 killed later in the war.

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Gibson's grave and a memorial are in Steenbergen en Kruisland R.C. Churchyard, the Netherlands.

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He was survived by his wife, Eve Mary Gibson of Westminster.

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Gibson was played by Richard Todd in the film The Dam Busters.

Related Topics:
Richard Todd - The Dam Busters

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