Gibbs, Jack Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Jack Edward |
Surname | Gibbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James and Gladys Matilda Gibbs. Husband of Doreen Margaret Gibbs. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5332 |
Markings | PT-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 631. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED EVER TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/91205 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1942 |
End Date | 03-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Fw Heinz Grimm, crashing into the Ijsselmeer. It was Grimm's 6th victory of the 27 he was to amass |