Us Official Photographs
Gabreski with ground crew
1944-07-04
Lt. Colonel Francis S. Gabreski chats with his loyal ground men who keep his Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt" mechanically perfect. They are, left to right: Crew Chief S/Sgt. Ralph H. Saf-ford of Ionia, Michigan; Colonel Gabreski; and Cpl. Felix Schaaki of Gary, Indiana, ass't crew chief. Note 27 swastikas denoting 27 enemy planes shot down in aerial combat. England, 4 July 1944.
