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Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Sep 2014, 07:14

Replies: 27

Guy Gibson Remembered

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Posted By ShotOne

It only serves to prove that our heroes (and I...

It only serves to prove that our heroes (and I emphatically place Gibson in that category) are rarely straightforward. I recall an interview with his WOp and it was clear that he disliked had Gibson...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Sep 2014, 20:34

Replies: 27

Guy Gibson Remembered

Views: 5,339

Posted By ShotOne

Is he less of a hero if the crash was an accident...

Is he less of a hero if the crash was an accident rather than by enemy action? It's always struck me as a great pity that wartime lives lost due to training/accident/friendly fire seem to be valued...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Sep 2014, 09:18

Replies: 27

Guy Gibson Remembered

Views: 5,339

Posted By ShotOne

Very well put, HH. Guy Gibson didn't join the...

Very well put, HH. Guy Gibson didn't join the RAF to be a hero. He joined, by his own account, to get the qualifications to become a well-paid civilian test pilot. The rest, as they say, is history!

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