A smiling Squadron Leader Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, DSO, DFC, with his leg in plaster. ...

Accession Number P02541.015
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Egypt
Date made c.27 May 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

A smiling Squadron Leader Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, DSO, DFC, with his leg in plaster. On 25 May 1941, while attacking a Ju-88, his engine was set on fire, and he was forced to 'take the silk' and use his parachute to bale out of the aircraft. He broke his ankle with a heavy landing, aerial wire entangling his parachute when he ejected, but he was safely picked up by the army. (Donor F. Sainsbury)