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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100517578018
ISBN-139780517578018
eBay Product ID (ePID)505392
Product Key Features
Book TitleGabby : a Fighter Pilot's Life
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreNon-Classifiable, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorCarl Molesworth, Francis Gabreski
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-002420
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal940.54/4973
SynopsisIf ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis "Gabby" Gabreski. His exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea are legendary; his rise from humble beginnings to success in military and business careers is inspiring. This is the full story of Gabby Gabreski, told in his own words. Gabreski's life is a classic American success story. Born to Polish immigrant parents in 1919, he nearly washed out of Notre Dame and then flight school. He was down to his last chance, and he made the most of it. A witness to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Gabby had his own first taste of air combat flying with a Polish RAF squadron. Shortly thereafter he joined the 56th Fighter Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force, and in seventeen months he shot down twenty-eight German planes, the highest total of any 8th Air Force pilot in Europe. He became a hero whose name was splashed across newspaper headlines from coast to coast. And then, on the very day he was to fly home to his fiancee and a hero's welcome, he took one last combat mission, crashed and, after a daring attempt to avoid capture, finished the war in a POW camp. Gabreski returned to combat in 1951, flying F-86 Sabrejets over Korea. He scored 6.5 more victories there, making him one of the few pilots ever to achieve ace status in two wars and in both propeller and jet aircraft. He retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1967 and spent the next twenty years working in the aviation industry, sustained, as always, by his devout religious faith and his deep love for his family. Now, drawing on his private documents and photographs, Gabby, along with writer Carl Molesworth, tells his thrilling eyewitness story with a candor and a vivid style that should earn this brave pilot a whole new generation of admirers.
LC Classification NumberD790.G23 1991
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- 07. Apr. 2020
Format is very small, excellent book which does not take up too much space!
Gabby, A Fighter Pilot's Life Frances Gabreski as told by Carl Molesworth is a worthy addition to my WW2 aviation collection. I found the book to hold my attention and the chronological layout made it exciting and informative reading.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Feb. 2017
Great memoir.
One of our Great War heroes tells his story. Great book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Jun. 2020
Excellent
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