Gerald Gibbs (RAF officer)

Gerald Gibbs

KBE, CIE, MC**
Gerald Gibbs; KBE, CIE, MC**
Born	3 September 1896; South Norwood, England
Died	13 October 1992 (aged 96); Harare, Zimbabwe
Allegiance	United Kingdom; India
Service/branch	British Army (1914–1918); Royal Air Force (1918–1954); Indian Air Force (1951–54)
Years of service	1914–1954
Rank	Air Marshal
Unit	No. 17 Squadron RAF
Commands held	Commander in Chief, Indian Air Force (1951–54); RAF Kenya (1935–36); No. 47 Squadron (1934–35)
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire; Military Cross & Two Bars; Mentioned in Despatches (2); Knight of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de guerre (France)

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Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs KBE, CIE, MC & 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.

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 ace. He retired to Harare, Zimbabwe in 1984.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ Gerald Gibbs, Harare Obituaries - 1992

Military offices
Preceded by Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman	Commander in Chief, Indian Air Force 1951–1954	Succeeded by Subroto Mukerjee As Chief of the Air Staff

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[1] Gerald Gibbs, Harare Obituaries - 1992

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v t e Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Air Force (1950–1955)	Sir Thomas Elmhirst Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman Gerald Gibbs** Subroto Mukerjee
Chief of the Air Staff (1955–present)	Subroto Mukerjee Aspy Engineer Arjan Singh Pratap Chandra Lal Om Prakash Mehra Hrushikesh Moolgavkar Idris Hasan Latif Dilbagh Singh Lakshman Madhav Katre Denis La Fontaine Surinder Mehra Nirmal Chandra Suri Swaroop Kaul Satish Kumar Sareen Anil Tipnis Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy Shashindra Pal Tyagi Fali Homi Major Pradeep Vasant Naik Norman Anil Kumar Browne Arup Raha Birender Singh Dhanoa Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (incumbent)
(**Seconded from the Royal Air Force)