Air Aces: Michael Ashcroft profiles pilot Francis Gabby Gabreski who was one of the leading American fighter aces in Europe during the Second World War. The child of Polish immigrants he made his mission against Germany personal - but despite his passion the young Gebraski was accident-prone and barely passed his flying test. He cut his combat teeth flying with a Polish RAF squadron in England before transferring back to the US Air Corps and joining the 61st Fighter Squadron and shooting down more than 20 enemy craft. Last in the series

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