Gabreski, Francis Stanley
- Gabreski, Francis Stanley
-
▪ 2003
American fighter pilot (b. Jan. 28, 1919, Oil City, Pa.—d. Jan. 31, 2002, Huntington, N.Y.), shot down more than three dozen enemy planes as an ace fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Gabreski, who joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, was credited with 31 “kills” in Europe during World War II, and he added 6 more kills and shared credit for another one during the Korean War. He retired from the air force with the rank of colonel in 1967. He later worked in the aviation industry and, from 1978 to 1981, was president of the Long Island Rail Road.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Gabreski — Francis Gabreski Francis « Gabby» Gabreski Francis Stanley Gabby Gabreski (Franciszek Gabryszewski) (28 janvier 1919 31 janvier 2002) est un pilote de chasse américain de l USAAF titulaire de 34,5 victoires (28 victoires lors de la Seconde… … Wikipédia en Français
Francis Gabreski — Francis S. Gabreski Surnom Gabby Naissance 18 janvier 1919 Old City, Pennsylvanie … Wikipédia en Français
Gabby Gabreski — Infobox Military Person name= Francis Stanley Gabreski born= birth date|1919|1|28 died= death date and age|2002|1|31|1919|1|28 placeofbirth= Oil City, Pennsylvania placeofdeath= Huntington, New York placeofburial=Calverton National Cemetery, New… … Wikipedia
List of World War II aces from the United States — This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country A *Robert Wilson Abernathy (USAAF) *Fred F. Ackerman *Burnell W. Adams *Charles E. Adams Jr. *Fletcher E. Adams… … Wikipedia
List of Ten Outstanding Young Americans — The Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA) program exists to recognize and honor ten Americans each year who exemplify the best attributes of the nation’s young people, aged 18 through 40. [ [http://www.usjaycees.org/index.php?option=com content… … Wikipedia
National Aviation Hall of Fame — The American National Aviation Hall of Fame is located at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, east Dayton, Ohio. It is open to the public. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36… … Wikipedia
National Aviation Hall of Fame — Die National Aviation Hall of Fame (abk. NAHF) ist eine öffentliche Ehrungsstätte des National Museum of the United States Air Force der Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton im US Bundesstaat Ohio. Die NAHF ehrt Personen für ihre besonderen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of railroad executives — Following is a list of presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide. A * Abbot, Edwin H., WC 1890 . [cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive free/pdf?res=9C03E5D7153BE533A25750C1A9629C94619ED7CF|… … Wikipedia
List of World War II aces from Poland — This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Poland. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country A *Mieczyslaw Adamek *Prince Stefan Akenamdy B *Jakub Bargielowski *Marian Belc *Stanislaw Blok *Stanislaw Brzeski C… … Wikipedia
51st Fighter Wing — Infobox Military Unit unit name=51st Fighter Wing caption= dates= 15 January 1941 present country=United States allegiance= branch=Air Force type= role= size= command structure=Pacific Air Forces current commander= garrison=Osan Air Base South… … Wikipedia
