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April 11, 2007 (90 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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Bobby Gibbes
Robert Henry Maxwell Gibbes, 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. Born in rural New South Wales, Gibbes worked as a jackaroo and salesman before joining the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1940. Posted to the Middle East in April 1941, he flew with No. 3 Squadron in the Syria–Lebanon Campaign, and became commanding officer during the Western Desert Campaign, where his leadership and fighting skills earned him the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar.
Birth nameRobert Henry Maxwell Gibbes
BornMay 6, 1916, Young, New South Wales
DiedApril 11, 2007, Sydney, New South Wales
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchRoyal Australian Air Force
Years of service1940–1946, 1952–1957
RankWing Commander
UnitNo. 23 Squadron (1940), No. 450 Squadron (1941), No. 2 OTU (1944), No. 80 Wing (1944–1945)
Commands heldNo. 3 Squadron (1942–1943)
Battles/warsWorld War II, Middle Eastern theatre, Syria–Lebanon Campaign, Western Desert Campaign, South West Pacific theatre
Other workBusinessman

About Bobby Gibbes

Pilot Bobby Gibbes was born on May 6, 1916 in Australia (He dies at the age of 90, on April 11, 2007).

During World War II, he was a fighter pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force. He was a daring pilot who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, as well as the Distinguished Service Order.

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Bobby Gibbes before becoming famous

Bobby Gibbes was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1916 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He started his military career with the Number 23 Squadron. Later, he served with the Number 450 Squadron in the Middle East and the Number 3 Squadron in the Southwest Pacific.

Achievement of Bobby Gibbes

He had a successful business career in the years after WWII, building a hotel chain and a number of New Guinea coffee estates.

Bobby Gibbes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In Young, New South Wales, Australia, he was born to Cora and Henry Gibbes. Rodney and Peter Gibbes, his cousins, also served in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Bobby Gibbes Collabed with

During World War II, he and Pilot Scott Crossfield were both Allied fighter pilots.

Albert Scott Crossfield (1921 - 2006) (Pilot)
Albert Scott Crossfield (1921 - 2006)

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Bobby Gibbes Income & Net worth

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