John Gibson (RAF officer)
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title:
John Gibson (RAF officer)
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John Albert Axel Gibson, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and a flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of at least 13 enemy aircraft. Born in Brighton, the United Kingdom, Gibson moved to New Zealand with his mother after his parents divorced. In 1938, he went to England having been accepted for service with the RAF. He flew with No. 501 Squadron during the Battle of France and the subsequent Battle of Britain. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in late A
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New Zealand RAF officer (1916–2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gibson_(RAF_officer)
date created:
2009-11-06T13:55:32Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T07:41:23Z
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