Bobby Gibbes

Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes
Bobby Gibbes, Afrika Utara, c. Januari 1942
Lahir6 Mei 1916
Young, New South Wales
Meninggal11 April 2007(2007-04-11) (umur 90)
Sydney, New South Wales
PengabdianAustralia
Dinas/cabangRoyal Australian Air Force
Lama dinas1940–46
1952–57
PangkatKomandan Sayap
KesatuanNo. 23 Squadron (1940)
No. 450 Squadron (1941)
No. 2 OTU (1944)
No. 80 Wing (1944–45)
KomandanNo. 3 Squadron (1942–43)
Perang/pertempuranPerang Dunia II
PenghargaanDistinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar
Medal of the Order of Australia
Pekerjaan lainPengusaha

Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, DFC & Bar, OAM (6 Mei 1916 – 11 April 2007) adalah seorang penerbang ulung utama asal Australia pada Perang Dunia II, dan perwira komandan masa perang yang paling lama bertugas dari No. 3 Squadron RAAF. Ia resmi dikenal karena kemenangan udara 10¼, meskipun skornya terkadang dilaporkan 12, termasuk dua kali berbagi.

Referensi

  • Alexander, Joseph A. (ed.) (1955). Who's Who in Australia 1955. Melbourne: Colorgravure. OCLC 221681426.
  • Alexander, Kristen (2006). Clive Caldwell: Air Ace. St. Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-705-0.
  • Barr, Nicky; Stokes, Edward (3 July 1990). Barr, Andrew William 'Nicky' (Squadron Leader), interviewed by Edward Stokes (PDF). The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939–45. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 19 December 2013.
  • Chisholm, Alec H. (ed.) (1947). Who's Who in Australia 1947. Melbourne: The Herald and Weekly Times. OCLC 221679476.
  • Dornan, Peter (2005) [2002]. Nicky Barr: An Australian Air Ace. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-529-5.
  • Garrisson, A.D. (1999). Australian Fighter Aces 1914–1953. Fairbairn, Australian Capital Territory: Air Power Studies Centre. ISBN 0-642-26540-2. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 24 November 2016.
  • Gibbes, Bobby; Stokes, Edward (28 April 1990). Gibbes, Robert Henry Maxwell 'Bobby' (Wing Commander), interviewed by Edward Stokes (PDF). The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939–45. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 18 September 2013.
  • Herington, John (1954). Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume III – Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939–1943. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 3633363.
  • Newton, Dennis (1996). Australian Air Aces. Fyshwyck, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-25-0.
  • Odgers, George (1968) [1957]. Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume II – Air War Against Japan 1943–1945. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 1990609.
  • Odgers, George (1984). The Royal Australian Air Force: An Illustrated History. Brookvale, New South Wales: Child & Henry. ISBN 0-86777-368-5.
  • RAAF Historical Section (1995). Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History. Volume 2: Fighter Units. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-42794-9.
  • RAAF Historical Section (1995). Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History. Volume 3: Bomber Units. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-42795-7.
  • Russell, Thomas; Stokes, Edward (27 April 1990). Russell, Thomas Leslie (Flight Lieutenant), interviewed by Edward Stokes (PDF). The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939–45. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 8 December 2014.
  • Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1966). Aces High: The Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II. London: Neville Spearman. OCLC 8013035.
  • Shores, Christopher; Ring, Hans (1969). Fighters Over the Desert: The Air Battles in the Western Desert June 1940 to December 1942. London: Neville Spearman. OCLC 164897156.
  • Smith, Robert; Stokes, Edward (18 October 1990). Smith, Robert Bruce 'Bob' (Corporal), interviewed by Edward Stokes (PDF). The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939–45. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 8 December 2014.
  • Stephens, Alan (2006) [2001]. The Royal Australian Air Force: A History. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-555541-4.
  • Thomas, Andrew (2005). Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-083-4.
  • Turner, Jim (1999). The RAAF at War. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-86417-889-1.
  • Wilson, David (2005). The Brotherhood of Airmen. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-333-0.

Bacaan tambahan

  • Gibbes, R.H. (1994). You Live But Once. Collaroy, New South Wales: Self-published.

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