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Old 27th Oct 2006, 18:33
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Obituary in the Telegraph of 26 October.

"Wing Commander Walter Gibb, who has died aged 87, was twice decorated for gallantry as a night fighter pilot before becoming a test pilot with the Bristol Aeroplane Company, when he flew the Brabazon and Britannia airliners; during the early 1950s he flew a modified Canberra bomber, twice breaking the altitude record for an aeroplane."

A good pic. in the print version. I could post it to you if reqd.
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