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Re: Very sad news to report....Col. Francis Gabreski, RIP
Posted by John Harjo on Sat Feb 02, 2002 08:32:03 AM
In reply top Very sad news to report....Col. Francis Gabreski, RIP posted by Lynn Ritger on Fri Feb 01, 2002 01:11:34 PM
Well that just ruins my day. I'm very sorry to hear this. About ten years ago I had the pleasure of a brief interview with the man. He was at a book signing, and I was doing a story on the event. I simply asked him his best P-47 story and he proceeded to tell me it for ten minutes! I've got the tape around here somewhere but as I remember it involved being chased across the channel by a 190. He said the 190 kept looking and pursuing and he would dart in out of clouds before he finally lost him. The man was a true gentleman with a lot of charisma. Rest In Peace Gabby!
: Just found out that Col. Gabreski passed away either yeste
: rday or today due to complications from a heart attack suf
: fered a few days ago.
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: He was a great man, and will be greatly missed.
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: Lynn