English Heritage blue plaque for Guy Gibson, WWII pilot and leader of the Dam Busters Raid.

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Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, RAF (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944), was the first CO of the Royal Air Force'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 awarded the Victoria Cross and died later in the war.

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Size: 2704px × 4064px
Location: Guy Gibson's House, Aberdeen Place, St John's Wood, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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