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RAAF-01P - BOBBYGIBBES | John Jenkins Designs
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RAAF-01P – “Bobby” Gibbes | John Jenkins Designs
Wing Commander Robert “Bobby” Gibbes was one of the best-known Australian fighter pilots of the Second World War and a leading figure in the history of the RAAF.
RAAF-01P represents Gibbes during his later wartime service in the South West Pacific. He had earlier flown with No. 3 Squadron RAAF in the Middle East and North Africa, where he became the squadron’s longest-serving wartime commanding officer and earned the Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar. He was officially credited with 10¼ aerial victories.
By 1945, Gibbes was serving with No. 80 Wing RAAF in the Pacific. His career therefore spanned two very different theatres of the war and two very different phases of Australian fighter operations.
As a personality figure, RAAF-01P works particularly well beside a Spitfire, vehicle or ground crew scene, giving the display a direct link to one of Australia’s notable wartime aviators.
Available through The Military Workshop – a significant John Jenkins Designs personality figure representing one of the RAAF’s best-known fighter pilots.
Brand: John Jenkins
