WWII Ace Gabby Gabreski Signed Photo P - 47 Luftwaffe Me 109 FW 190 USAS
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Original Autographed Photo ofColonel Francis "Gabby" Gabreski34.5 VictoriesPerfect for Framing Signed color 8x10 of WWII and Korean War Ace, Gabby Gabreski Gabreski reported to 8th Air Force Headquarters in England. He joined the 315th Polish "Deblinski" Fighter Squadron at Northolt, England, and began flying the new Spitfire Mark IX's. He and his fellow pilots flew patrol sweeps over the Channel. He first encountered the Germans on February 3, when a group ...of FW-190s jumped his squadron. Too excited to make a "kill, " Gabreski learned that he had to keep calm during a mission, a lesson that served him well later in the war.He is better known for his time with the famous 56th Fighter Group, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt. He made his 28th kill on July 5, 1944, passing Eddie Rickenbacher's record from World War I to become America's top ace (although several pilots passed him by the end of the war.) Not long afterward, his plane crashed during a strafing run in Europe, and he spent the rest of the war as a POW.He flew again during the Korean War, piloting an F-86 Sabre. He was credited with 6.5 kills, making him one of the few pilots to be aces in more than one war. He ended his career as commander of several tactical and air defense wings, his last assignment being commander of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Suffolk County Air Force Base in Westhampton Beach, New York. At the time he retired, in November 1967, he had flown more combat missions than any other American fighter pilot. He received another honor in 1992 when Suffolk County Airport (formerly Suffolk County AFB) was renamed Francis S. Gabreski Airport.Among his many decorations he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, (2) Silver Stars, Legion of Merit, (13) Distinguished Flying Crosses and Bronze Star
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