William T. Whisner Jr.
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William Thomas Whisner Jr. was a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel with 30 years of military service. He was a fighter ace with Army Air Forces over Europe
Colonel William T. Whisner Jr. in 1971
Whisner in his P-47 Thunderbolt
Whisner with his P-51B Mustang 'Princess Elizabeth'
Whisner's P-51D
Gabby Gabreski
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Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United State
William T. Whisner Jr.
…MiG-15s with 2 more damaged, with total 6 enemy aircraft destroyed in Korea. During his time in Korea, he served under the command of ETO's leading ace, Gabby Gabreski. Gabreski was an aggressive commander and fostered a fierce rivalry between the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing and 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, both…
Francis Gabreski color photo in pilot suit
Second lieutenant Gabby Gabreski (left) and first lieutenant Cyclone Davis (second from left) at the Wheeler Field Officers Club, Hawaii, 1941
Gabreski and S/Sgt. Ralph Safford, his crew chief. The assistant crew chief Felix Schacki is in the background.
Gabreski in the cockpit of his P-47 after his 28th victory