Falling Out of the Sky: COL Francis “Gabby” Gabreski
Gabreski was the leading U.S. flying ace in the European Theater during World War II
Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories · Evergreen Podcasts | The Honor Project
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Show Notes
Colonel Francis Gabreski served in World War II as a fighter pilot. He flew bomber escort missions with the 56th Fighter Group in the P-47 Thunderbolt, and was the top U.S. fighter ace in the European theater. He’s credited with destroying 34 ½ enemy aircraft in combat, and is one of only seven American pilots to become an ace in two wars (WWII & Korea).
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