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On 21st March 1943 Gibson was directed to form 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) at RAF Scampton
F/O David Avery managed to wrestle the crippled aircraft back across the English Channel before he and his Navigator W/O Leslie Brodie baled out over southern England
5 destroyed and 2 probable A6M5 Zeke fighters
and it is surprising that he was not awarded a Victoria Cross as 11 were awarded for the defence
with the nickname 'Tiny'
HMS Prince of Wales by Brian Wood (D) SQN59 On 21st March 1943 GibsonDHM379D. HMS Prince of Wales by Brian Wood. HMS Prince of Wales is shown firing on the Bismarck and in the background a huge black cloud is all that is left of HMS Hood. Unsigned edition. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)