Bobby Gibbes

Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot (1916-2007)

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Lived 1916–2007, aged 91Australia
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    1916–2007
    Aged 91
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Updated 2026-08-12

Robert Henry Maxwell Gibbes, was an Australian fighter ace of World War II, and the longest-serving wartime commanding officer of No. 3 Squadron RAAF. He was officially credited with 10¼ aerial victories, although his score is often reported as 12, including two shared; Gibbes was also credited with five aircraft probably destroyed, and a further 16 damaged. He commanded No. 3 Squadron in North Africa from February 1942 to April 1943, apart from a brief period when he was wounded.

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