Bobby Gibbes
(1916-2007)
Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot
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Robert Henry Maxwell Gibbes, DSO, DFC & Bar, OAM (6 May 1916 – 11 April 2007) was an Australian fighter ace of World War II, and the longest-serving wartime commanding officer of No. 3 Squadron RAAF. He was officially credited with 10¼ aerial victories, although his score is often reported as 12, including two shared; Gibbes was also credited with five aircraft probably destroyed, and a further 16 damaged. He commanded No. 3 Squadron in North Africa from February 1942 to April 1943, apart from a brief period when he was wounded.
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6 May 1916 Young, New South Wales
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11 April 2007 (aged 90) Sydney, New South Wales
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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