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Colonel Francis S. Gabreski of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt, 7 February 1944. Passed for publication 8 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '"Aces" Who Fly The P-47. Associated Press Photo Shows:- One of the crack Thunderbolt pilots in ETO - Col. Francis S. Gabreski, of Oil City, Penn., who has eleven enemy planes to his credit. WOR 264596. 7-2-44-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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Colonel Francis S. Gabreski of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt, 7 February 1944. Passed for publication 8 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '"Aces" Who Fly The P-47. Associated Press Photo Shows:- One of the crack Thunderbolt pilots in ETO - Col. Francis S. Gabreski, of Oil City, Penn., who has eleven enemy planes to his credit. WOR 264596. 7-2-44-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

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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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection