(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Richard G. Gibbs
(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Richard G. Gibbs
343rd FS 16 December 1944 - End of War
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CY-Q 44-15314 |
| Mission History |
42 missions, 192 hours |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores | 4-0-0 |
| Ground Scores | 1-1 |
| Score Detail | 03 February 1945 FW-190 destroyed (air) Boizenburg 03 February 1945 Ju-88 destroyed (air) Boizenburg 10 April 1945 He-111 destroyed (ground) Burg 10 April 1945 Ju-87 damaged (ground) Burg 17 April 1945 (2)FW-190 destroyed (air) Kamenz A/F |
| Notes | Known as 'Dick' Home of record was Nantucket, Massachusetts. ASN - 0-825425 Lt. Gibbs' call sign was Tudor 43. 16th December 1944 - Joined the 343rd Fighter Squadron as a 2/Lt. 06th February 1945 - Crash landed at Pomarede in France (SW of Toulouse on a grass airstrip) in CY-I, as he was low on gas. Lt. Gibbs was promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant in March/April 1945 29th May 1945 - Bailed out of from P-51D5 CY-? 44-14040, 1 mile West of Halesworth, England. |
| Memories | |
| Additional Photos |
(L-R) Lt. Gibbs and Lt. Fisher (F. Birtciel) Report card from East Suffolk Police, recording details of Lt. Gibbs' crash on the 29th May 1945 (Courtesy of the Suffolk Records Office) Nb. Photos open in new window. Close window to return to this page |