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...sack!" proclaimed Lieut. Colonel Francis Gabreski. The 25-year-old pilot had just brought his Thunderbolt fighter back to its British base. His outfit had not sighted a single German plane that...
Next day, coming off an escort job near Evreux, Gabby spotted three low-flying Germans, prodded one of them into a steep, twisting climb, chased him into a cloud and out again, shot him down in flames. Thus, with 28 victims, Colonel Gabreski became-for a while, at least...
...Gabreski's 28th victory, Wing Commander James Edgar ("Johnny'') Johnson, leading R.A.F. ace, batted down two more enemy planes to bring his score...