Gen. Władysław Sikorski decorating Polish-American pilot Francis Gabreski, Britain, 1940sGeneral Władysław Sikorski (center) with Francis Gabreski (next to Sikorski) and other decorated pilots, Britain, 1940sFrancis Gabreski (right) with an unidentified serviceman, 1940sLieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski shaking hands with his crew chief Staff Sergeant Ralph Safford and his assistant crew chief Felix Schacki (background) before a mission, Jun 1944
Gen. Władysław Sikorski decorating Polish-American pilot Francis Gabreski, Britain, 1940sGeneral Władysław Sikorski (center) with Francis Gabreski (next to Sikorski) and other decorated pilots, Britain, 1940sFrancis Gabreski (right) with an unidentified serviceman, 1940sLieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski shaking hands with his crew chief Staff Sergeant Ralph Safford and his assistant crew chief Felix Schacki (background) before a mission, Jun 1944
Francis Gabreski posing in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, shortly after 5 Jul 1944Colonel Francis Gabreski (left), Major William Whisner (center), and Lieutenant Colonel Geroge Jones, 1950Colonel Francis Gabreski with his F-86 Sabre fighter, 27 Apr 1950Colonel Francis Gabreski in the cockpit of his F-86 Sabre fighter, 1952
Francis Gabreski posing in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, shortly after 5 Jul 1944Colonel Francis Gabreski (left), Major William Whisner (center), and Lieutenant Colonel Geroge Jones, 1950Colonel Francis Gabreski with his F-86 Sabre fighter, 27 Apr 1950Colonel Francis Gabreski in the cockpit of his F-86 Sabre fighter, 1952
Francis Gabreski in flight suit, circa 1950sPortrait of Francis Gabreski, 1956Francis Gabreski (center) with two other 8th Air Force veterans, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Pooler, Georgia, United States, 14 May 1996
Francis Gabreski in flight suit, circa 1950sPortrait of Francis Gabreski, 1956Francis Gabreski (center) with two other 8th Air Force veterans, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Pooler, Georgia, United States, 14 May 1996
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