Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Friday 8 October 1943, page 4


KING MEETS THE DAM-BUSTERS

The King and Queen of Britain visited a Lancaster station of R.A.F. Bomber Command and met members of the crews which

carried out the spectacular and successful attack on the Ruhr Valley Dams. Their guide was Wing-Commander G. P. Gibson, who for leading the attack was awarded the V.C. He already holds the

D.S.O., and Bar, and the D.F.C., and Bar. Picture shows The King, with Wing-Commander Gibson, talking to L. G. Knight, of Melbourne, Australia, who was awarded the D.S.O --Comnonwealth

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