Guy Penrose Gibson

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Avro Lancaster
Over 3000 hours
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Mentioned in Despatches
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-08-12
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Woking
gptkbp:celebrates Various_memorials_in_the_UK
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded No. 617 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:deathDate 1944-09-19
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkbp:famousFor Leading the Dambusters raid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Guy Penrose Gibson
gptkbp:influenced RAF_Bomber_Command_tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
gptkbp:inspiration Dambusters memorials
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Bombing_raids_over_Germany
Aircrew training programs
Strategic bombing campaigns
Military aviation history
Aerial reconnaissance missions
Post-war aviation development
Training of bomber crews
Low-level bombing tactics
Dam_Busters_raid_planning
gptkbp:knownFor Dambusters raid
gptkbp:legacy Dambusters film
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Gibbo
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Chastise
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Simla,_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kirkham,_Lancashire,_England
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:George_Cross
Statue in Woking
gptkbp:rank Wing Commander
gptkbp:secondaryMission Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:European_Theatre_of_Operations
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1944
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn_Gibson