Robert Henry Maxwell (Bobby) Gibbes, DSO, DFC and Bar, OAM (6 May 1916 – 11 April 2007) was a leading Australian fighter ace of World War II, and the longest-serving wartime Commanding Officer of No. 3 Squadron RAAF. He was officially credited with a total of 10¼ victories, though other estimates gave him a score of 12, including two shared. He was also credited with five "probables", and another 16 damaged.

I had the privilege of meeting “Bobby” Gibbes at a function held in Canberra to meet the WWII Chief Spitfire Test Pilot Alex Henshaw MBE, who would later become a good friend.