Gerald Gibbs (RAF officer)

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Sir Gerald Gibbs
Born(1896-09-03)3 September 1896
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de guerre
(France)

CIE, MC & Two Bars (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

S.E.5 biplane), becoming a double ace. He retired to Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1984.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gerald Gibbs, Harare Obituaries – 1992
Military offices
Preceded by
Commander in Chief, Indian Air Force

1951–1954
Succeeded by
Subroto Mukerjee
As Chief of the Air Staff