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Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek StanisÅ‚aw 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.
Pilots of the 56th who became well-known figures included Hub Zemke, Bud Mahurin, Bob Johnson, Jerry Johnson, and Gabby Gabreski, with Bob Johnson being the first to break Rickenbacker's mark on 8 May (as a result of which he was immediately grounded from further combat).
P-47 pilot Lt Col Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, 56th Fighter Group, leading ace of the 8th Air Force. Beginning in January 1943, Thunderbolt fighters were sent to the joint Army Air Forces – civilian Millville Airport in Millville, New Jersey, to train civilian and military pilots.
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)
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English: FIFTH AIR FORCE KOREA- Col Francis S Gabreski, Oil City, Pa, noted "Ace" of World War II, is back in action against enemy aircraft and he apparently lost none of his skill in shooting down hostile fighters. Assigned to the veteran "MIG Killing" 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Col Gabreski is shown in the cockpit of his US Air Force F-86 ...
English: Col. Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, stepping out of his F-86. Date: 27 April 1950: Source: USAF photo 050427-F-1234P-050: Author: US Air Force official ...
Second lieutenant Gabby Gabreski (left) and first lieutenant Cyclone Davis (second from left) in the Wheeler Field Officers Club, 1941. Source Davis Family Archives Date 1941 Author unknown Permission (Reusing this file) CC-BY-SA-4.0