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Francis Stanley " Gabby " Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanisław Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 – January 31, 2002) was an American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a ...
Nov 19, 2021 · Gabby Gabreski nearly failed out of his Army Air Corps flight training, but went on to become the top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II and a jet ace in Korea.
Gabreski led his squadron in long fighter sweeps over the beaches of Normandy. Three weeks later, he surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I record and on July 5th scored his 28th victory making him America's leading ace.
Nov 24, 2020 · In the skies high above Germany on November 26, 1943, Major Gabby Gabreski was pushing his Republic P-47 Thunderbolt hard. The 56th Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces had been ordered...
Mar 14, 2022 · Gabby Gabreski left for the Eighth Force’s VIII Fighter Command in England in October 1942. He only flew 20 missions for the Polish RAF squadrons, mostly doing Luftwaffe sweeps, and only once experienced combat. He later credited his time in the RAF as a terrific learning experience.
May 10, 2023 · After his Air Force career, Gabreski headed the Long Island Rail Road, a commuter railroad owned by the State of New York, and struggled in his attempts to improve its service and financial ...
Francis “Gabby” Gabreski. Pilot, Military Leader, & Innovator. Born: January 28, 1919 in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Death: January 31, 2002. Enshrined: 1978. Stationed in Hawaii in 1941 where he was one of the few Americans to get airborne during the Pearl Harbor attack.
Jan 31, 2002 · He retired from the Air Force on October 31, with 27 years’ service. Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and being one of only seven U.S. combat pilots to become an ace in two wars, Gabreski was also one of the Air Force’s most accomplished leaders.
Jul 19, 2020 · Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was the top American and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.
Feb 4, 2002 · Francis Stanley “Gabby” Gabreski, America’s top air ace in Europe during World War II who destroyed 31 enemy planes and then switched to jets and became an air ace anew in Korea, shooting...
