B/w print

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1991.445

Identification

Item: Wing Commander Guy Gibson reading a book on a lovely summer's day

Description: This looks like a coloured snapshot of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC DSO DFC from Porthlevensitting in a garden reading a book. His exploits in World War II became legendary. Guy Gibson was born in Simla, and moved to Penzance with his mother and siblings at the age of 6, where he attended the West Cornwall School, then in Chapel Street. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1936 and by the outbreak of the Second World War had become a bomber with 83 Squadron. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1940 on Bomber Command's first raid of the war and transferred to Fighter Command. At the age of 23, he was promoted to the rank of wing commander, being posted back to Bomber Command. In May 1943, Gibson was selected to carry out the highly dangerous Dambusters Raid, using the Barnes Wallis 'bouncing bomb'. For his role in this mission, Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross. He died the following year.

Condition: Good -

Description

Height: Mm

Width: Mm

Material: Photograph

Production

Method: Printed

Category: Photography

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