Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: steenbergen , netherlands    - branch: united kingdom    - caption: guy gibson , vc    - honorific suffix: vc dso dfc    - battles: second world war    - death date: 19 september 1944 -lrb- aged 26 -rrb-    - allegiance: united kingdom      - awards: victoria cross & bar legion of merit -lrb- united states -rrb- cross distinguished service order & bar distinguished flying    - birth date: 12 august 1918    - serviceyears: 1936 & ndash ; 1944    - name: guy penrose gibson    - servicenumber: 39438    - unit: 83 617 squadron -lrb- bomber -rrb- squadron 29 squadron 106 squadron    - image: guy penrose gibson , vc.jpg    - birth place: simla , british india    - rank: 30px wing commander   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of guy gibson .
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wing commander guy penrose gibson -lrb- 12 august 1918 -- 19 september 1944 -rrb- , was the first co of the royal air force 's 617 squadron , which he led in the dam busters raid -lrb- operation chastise -rrb- in 1943 , resulting in the destruction of two large dams in the ruhr area .he was awarded the victoria cross , but lost his life later in the war .he had completed over 170 operations at the age of 26 .