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Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski Flying Ace In Two Wars
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Synopsis: Unedited footage of Pilot Francis S. Gabreski in June 1944 who became an Ace during WWII and then again during the Korean War...(read more)
- Date: 1943
- Duration: 00:04:15
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Europe
Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski - Flying Ace In Two Wars
Unedited footage of Pilot Francis S. Gabreski in June 1944 who became an Ace during WWII and then again during the Korean War.
Shot List:
00:00:02;14
Title Card: Combat Film U.S. No. 371. Major F.S. Gabreski, 61st Aqdn, 56th Fighter Group, 3/9/43-Attacking a German F.W. 190 plane.
Gun camera footage of fighter pilot Major Gabreski shooting down a German F.W. 190 aircraft.
Title Card: Combat Film U.S. No. 822. Major F.S. Gabreski, 61st Aqdn, 56th Fighter Group, 11/26/43-Attacking two German M.E. 110 planes.
Gun camera footage of fighter pilot Major Gabreski shooting down a German M.E. 110 aircraft.
00:00:44;23
A P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter with belly tank and invasion strips (markings) taxing toward camera. CU of Major Gabreski in cockpit of P-47 plane waving. Shows 27- German "markings" (victory tallies or "kills") on side of plane indicating number of German planes Major Gabreski had shot down. Shows P-47D aircraft with "HV-A" on fuselage indicating 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group shown taxing away from camera. P-47D with belly tank.
00:01:31;13
CU member of ground crew pastes another Victory Tally (enemy kill symbol) on side of plane as pilot watches from cockpit.
00:02:00;10
CU German swastika kill symbols on American fighter plane. Col. Gabreski climbs into cockpit, 2 ground crew members assist in adjusting straps, barracks in bg.
00:02:45;04
Lt. Col. Gabreski in cockpit of P-47 with invasion markings, props stop, ground crew, some on bicycles, run to P-47, 2 climb up to cockpit, congratulate pilot & assist him out. CU all of crew wave & shake his hand as Gabreski gets out and walks, followed by others, pans with them past hangars & parked planes in bg.
00:3:39;16
Shows a P-47, invasion markings, belly tank, hangars & quonset huts bg, props spin, ground crew man pulls block from landing gear, P-47 taxis forward.
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