George H. Gibbs                                                                                      Updated:  17 MAR 2013

Airman: e777613.htm Surname: Gibbs Init: G H Rank: Sgt Service: RAF Sqdn: 88

P_link: p201.htm Plane: DOU BZ232 Operation: Sea rescue Crash_site: The North Sea

Crash_d: d290743 Buried_d: e777 C_link: e777.htm At_Next: NO KNOWN

Kl. 07.17 den 29. juli 1943 lettede DOU BZ232 fra RAF Swanton Morley på en eftersøgning til søs. Kl. 09.36 på position 53 57N 04 39E blev den set ramme vandet med venstre vingespids og eksplodere efter at være dykket ned. En overlevende blev slynget fri og nåede en gummibåd kastet af et andet fly, som kredsede over stedet
i en time. (Kilde: MACR)

Sergeant George Henry Gibbs gjorde tjeneste i Royal Air Force.
Hans navn er på Panel 150 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde: CWGC)

S. R Kenny blev fundet drevet ind på Peter Meyers Sand (omkring her) ved Sønderho på Fanø den 1. september 1943.
Han blev begravet i Esbjerg den 2. september 1943. (Kilde: AOD)

3 flyvere har ingen kendt grav. 4 flyvere.

At 07.17 hrs. on 29 July 1943 DOU BZ232 took off from RAF Swanton Morley on a sea search. At 09.36 hrs. 53 57N 04 39E seen to hit sea with port wingtip and explode after diving in. Survivor was thrown clear and reached dinghy dropped by another aircraft which circled spot for an hour. (Source: MACR)

Sergeant George Henry Gibbs served in the Royal Air Force.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 150, among more than 20,000 airmen who have no known grave. (Source: CWGC)

S. R. Kenny was found washed ashore on Peter Meyer's Sand (about here) near Sønderho on Fanø on 1 September 1943.
He was buried in Esbjerg on 2 September 1943. (Source: AOD)

3 airmen have no known grave.

Bomber Command Squadron No. 88 * No. 88 Squadron RAF * This Douglas Boston III took off from RAF Swanton Morley.

4 airmen.