Guy Gibson
(1918-1944)

Died aged c. 26

Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944) was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid in 1943, resulting in the breaching of two large dams in the Ruhr area of Germany. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth 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 dying in action at the age of 26.

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Commemorated on 5 plaques

Guy Gibson V.C. 1918-1944 pilot leader of the Dambusters Raid lived here

32 Aberdeen Place, St John’s Wood, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Guy Gibson lived here

2 Archer Road, Penarth, United Kingdom where they lived

Mosquito KB 267 crashed here 19 September 1944 Captain - Wing Commander G. P. Gibson VC DSC DFC who led the Dambusters raid on 16-17 May 1943. Navigator - Squadron Leader J. B. Warwick DFC. Both officers lost their lives in the service of their country. "Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, reached out and touched the face of God"

Mosquitostraat, Steenbergen, Netherlands where they died (1944)

In honour of Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & 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 old Porthleven family of Master Mariners and Porthleven was Guy's English home. 1917-1944

Harbour Road, Porthleven, United Kingdom where they lived near

Wing Commmander Guy Gibson VC DSO & Bar DFC & Bar was leader of the famous 617 'Dam Buster' squadron which was formed in 1943 for the specific task of breaching the Moehne and Eder dams in Germany. This they achieved with the aid of the Barnes Wallace bouncing "bombs" and with tremendous courage on the night of 16th May 1943.

Guy Gibson Hall, Manby, United Kingdom where they flew