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Date: 13 August 1918
Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944) was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid in 1943, resulting in the breaching of two large dams in the Ruhr area of Germany. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, in the aftermath of the raid in May 1943 and became the most highly decorated British serviceman at that time. He completed over 170 war operations before being killed in action at the age of 26.
Read more...The August 12, 1918 was a Monday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 223 day of the year. President of the United States was Woodrow Wilson.
If you were born on this day, you are 107 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 42 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in 322 days. You have lived for 39,124 days, or about 938,991 hours, or about 56,339,487 minutes, or about 3,380,369,220 seconds.
Date: 12 August 1918
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