Republic P-47D-11-RE, Lt. Col. Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski, 56th Fighter Group P-47D-11-RE, Lt. Col. Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski, 56th Fighter Group, USAAF, late December 1943. Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski was stationed in Hawaii on December 7th, 1941 and was one of the handful of American pilots to get airborne during...
