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Title: Gaberski
Post by: cav58d on September 19, 2005, 07:23:50 PM
Has anyone read Gabreski:  A fighter pilots life...

or something like that =).....Just ordered it from Barnes and Noble, looked like it had some great reviews...  Has anyone read this book, and how is it?
Title: Gaberski
Post by: cav58d on September 19, 2005, 11:42:49 PM
really?
Title: Re: Gaberski
Post by: SkyWolf on September 20, 2005, 07:11:50 AM
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Originally posted by cav58d
Has anyone read Gabreski:  A fighter pilots life...

or something like that =).....Just ordered it from Barnes and Noble, looked like it had some great reviews...  Has anyone read this book, and how is it?


It's good. I thought it was a great read.
Title: Gaberski
Post by: Simaril on September 20, 2005, 07:48:56 AM
Good book. Very good pilot. Flew with Polish expat group out of england before US forces arrived in numbers -- thought they were fearless wildmen in the air.

Just forthe heck of it, he and Yeager buzzed switzerland and got away with it.

Got captured when he strafed an airfield and went    a   little  too  low, trashing his prop.
Title: Re: Gaberski
Post by: Masherbrum on September 20, 2005, 08:54:57 AM
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Originally posted by cav58d
Has anyone read Gabreski:  A fighter pilots life...

or something like that =).....Just ordered it from Barnes and Noble, looked like it had some great reviews...  Has anyone read this book, and how is it?


Gabreski?   Zemke's Wolpack Gabreski?

Karaya
Title: Gaberski
Post by: Fencer51 on September 20, 2005, 08:59:52 AM
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Originally posted by Simaril
Just forthe heck of it, he and Yeager buzzed switzerland and got away with it.


Uh that was C.E. "Bud" Anderson that buzzed Switzerland with Yeager.
Title: Gaberski
Post by: Eagler on September 20, 2005, 09:05:51 AM
I have an autographed copy ..it is a very good read
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Title: Gaberski
Post by: Fry on September 20, 2005, 11:43:18 AM
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Originally posted by Fencer51
Uh that was C.E. "Bud" Anderson that buzzed Switzerland with Yeager.


Yup.  Bud talked about that ride at the Indy AW Con in '00:)
Title: Gaberski
Post by: Nomde on September 20, 2005, 11:56:43 AM
Excellent book, alot of it is devoted to his WW2 experiences, then it transitions into his life after the war and into Korea.

I rate it a double thumbs up :aok :aok

P.S. and yes Karaya, he's refering to Francis "Gabby" Gabreski ;)
Title: Gaberski
Post by: Simaril on September 20, 2005, 04:58:26 PM
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Originally posted by Fencer51
Uh that was C.E. "Bud" Anderson that buzzed Switzerland with Yeager.



My bad. I read teh two books back to back, and got 'em confused. Have to admit, while I was typing I was thinking "now wait a minute -- if he was captured, how was he around at the end to do the buzzing...

Course, my common sense was again shoved into the background by my need to humiliate myself!    :lol
Title: Gaberski
Post by: bj229r on September 20, 2005, 08:24:34 PM
I always wanted to know what Gabreski's opinion of R.S. Johnson was--I'm guessing many guys didnt care for him