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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Royal Air Force air marshal (1896–1992)}}<br />
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{{Infobox military person<br />
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| name = Gerald Gibbs<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|KBE]], [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Military Cross|MC]]**<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1896|09|03}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1992|10|13|1896|09|03}}<br />
| birth_place = [[South Norwood]], England<br />
| death_place = [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]<br />
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| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}<br/>{{flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}} (1914–1918)<br/>{{air force|United Kingdom}} (1918–1954)<br/>{{air force|India}} (1951–54)<br />
| serviceyears = 1914–1954<br />
| rank = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]<br />
| unit = [[No. 17 Squadron RAF]]<br />
| commands = [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Commander in Chief, Indian Air Force]] (1951–54)<br/>RAF Kenya (1935–36)<br/>[[No. 47 Squadron RAF|No.&nbsp;47 Squadron]] (1934–35)<br />
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| awards = Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br/>[[Military Cross]] & [[Medal bar|Two Bars]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (2)<br/>[[Legion of Honour|Knight of the Legion of Honour]] (France)<br/>[[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de guerre]] (France)<br />
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[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] '''Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KBE|CIE|MC}} & [[Medal bar|Two Bars]] (3 September 1896 – 13 October 1992) was a senior commander in the [[Royal Air Force]] in the first half of the 20th century and the last RAF commander-in-chief of the [[Indian Air Force]].<br />
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He was educated at [[Kingston Grammar School]], [[Surrey]]. During [[World War I]] he scored 10 victories (all in the [[S.E.5]] biplane), becoming a double [[Flying ace|ace]]. He retired to [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] in 1984.<ref>Gerald Gibbs, Harare Obituaries - 1992</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Gibbs.htm Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Mshl Sir Gerald Gibbs]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202203713/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Air-Chiefs/Chiefs-Air-3.html Bharat-rakshak.com – Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs]<br />
* Harare Obituaries<br />
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