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Gabby Gabreski in the cockpit of 42-26418 HV-A.

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Units

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

The insignia of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Designed by Walt Disney, based on the Squadron's bull dog mascot 'Buddy'.

61st Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Lieutenant colonel Francis S. Gabreski of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt Handwritten on slide:"Gabreski K2170 Reversed Boxted 1944"

Francis Stanley Gabreski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: O-406131
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Frances S. Gabreski of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group stands with P-47 behind him.

42-26418

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 22 Jan 2015 13:10:09

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

USAAF Photo.