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Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanisław Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 – January 31, 2002) was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service.
Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski: USAF Colonel 6.5 (1 Shared) 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing: F-86 Sabre Also claimed 28 kills in World War II. [1] George L. Jones: USAF Lieutenant Colonel 6.5 (1 Shared) 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing F-86 Sabre Winton W. Marshall: USAF Major 6.5 (1 Shared)
Johnson was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, on February 21, 1920, the son of an automobile mechanic.In his war memoir, Thunderbolt!, he states that he first developed an interest in military aviation in the summer of 1928, when his father took him to see a United States Army Air Corps barnstorming team, "The Three Musketeers", [1] appearing at Ft. Sill's Post Field.
Gabby Gabreski, 83, Polish-American World War II and Korean War fighter pilot, heart attack. [188] Ad Hermes, 72, Dutch politician. [189] Henry Kloss, 72, American audio engineer and entrepreneur. [190] Jim Letsinger, 90, American gridiron football player. [191]
Gabby Gabreski (1919–2002), Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was a U.S. Army Air Corps and later U.S. Air Force officer who was a fighter ace in World War II, and again in Korea [121] Stephen R. Gregg (1914–2005), U.S. Army T/Sgt, received the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II
There is a youtube video which may be of the run-up to the crash. Someone observed that the plane looked unusual and another person explained why. Its on youtube under the title MOST EXPLOSIVE GUNCAM FOOTAGE OF WW2 - EXPLOSIVE STRAFING RUNS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.182.53 ( talk ) 21:35, 10 February 2019 (UTC) [ reply ]
Assigned to the veteran "MIG Killing" 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Col Gabreski is shown in the cockpit of his US Air Force F-86 Sabre jet after returning victoriously from combat. He scored his first aerial victory over Northwest Korea July 8 1952, when he sent one MIG-15 spinning earthward in flames, April 1952
English: USAAF fighter ace Francis S. Gabreski in cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt. Photograph from July 1944 as shown by the 28 victory markings - Gabreski scored his 28th kill on 5 July and was captured on 20 July.