Certainly no slur here from me, he was a leader of his time and he was like so many of his generation tasked with implementing a plan that was obviously going to cost many lives on both sides. This he did.
Whatever flaws they had, so what? They were young men tasked with violent deeds, and their Service records and exploits reflect considerable bravery
Says it all.
We may look back at history and say he was a B
of a leader but so what he was a brave one, but so were the rest of his squadron. I guess getting "rid" of crews quietly by overnight postings for those not performing or not prepared to risk all was par for the course in WW2. What else could they do? Indeed Gibson himself (or his Flight Commanders) spotted a couple of aircrew that they themselves had tried to pass on beforehand!! Needless to say they were returned whence they came in very short order.