Sir Gerald Gibbs | |
Birth Date: | 1896 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | South Norwood, England |
Death Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–54) |
Serviceyears: | 1914–1954 |
Rank: | Air Marshal |
Unit: | No. 17 Squadron RAF |
Commands: | Indian Air Force (1951–54) RAF Kenya (1935–36) No. 47 Squadron (1934–35) |
Battles: | First World War Second World War |
Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Military Cross & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches (2) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) |
Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs, (3 September 1896 – 13 October 1992) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century and the last RAF commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force.
He was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Surrey. During the First World War he scored 10 victories (all in the S.E.5 biplane), becoming a double ace. He retired to Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1984.[1]