Originally Posted by
FAR CU
Before Black Six was recovered from North Africa, is there any record of which Australian pilots may have flown it there? Such as Bobby Gibbes or Ted Sly?
Yes, Bobby Gibbes did fly it on multiple occasions, the a/c was marked with his personal CV-V codes after capture and repair to airworthy by the 3 Sqdn fitters. He was the only 3 Sqn pilot to fly it, on 5 occasions before having to hand the aircraft over for evaluation as it was the first Gustav to be captured.
Gibbes and Ken McRae (who 'found' it in the desert) flew over to the UK in 1991 to be re-united with it, when Black 6 was officially 'rolled out' after its restoration back to flying condition.