Guy Gibson

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:aircraft Over 3000 hours
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-08-12
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Runnymede_Memorial
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:RAF_Memorial
gptkb:Guy_Gibson_Memorial
Dambusters Memorial
gptkbp:children 1
gptkbp:commanded 617 Squadron
gptkbp:deathDate 1944-09-19
gptkbp:depictedIn The Dam Busters
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkbp:famousFor Dambusters raid
gptkbp:famousQuote 'We will go in at night, and we will go in low.'
gptkbp:firstFlight 1936
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Guy_Penrose_Gibson
gptkbp:hobbies Photography
Reading
Sailing
Traveling
Flying
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Guy Gibson
gptkbp:influence Aviation tactics
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern bombing techniques
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:knownFor Leader of the Dambusters raid
gptkbp:legacy Dambusters story
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Gibbo
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkb:Mosquito_Bomber
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Avro Lancaster
Avro Vulcan
Short Stirling
Dam Buster Lancaster
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Chastise
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Simla,_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Holland
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Richard_Todd
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkbp:rank Wing Commander
gptkbp:secondaryMission Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1944
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn_Gibson