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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:07 pm 
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Gabby in P-47D HV+A

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Ha! I figured it out with the O2 mask still on!

I got to met Gabby at the 2001 IPMS National Convention in Chicago (that's the International Plastic Modelers Society.) He had his two old crew chiefs with him, the first time all of them had been together since the war. All three autographed a model I build of Gabby's P-47..it's now one of my most cherished pieces of aviation memorabilia (especially since he died just a few months later.)


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Ha! I figured it out with the O2 mask still on!

I got to met Gabby at the 2001 IPMS National Convention in Chicago (that's the International Plastic Modelers Society.) He had his two old crew chiefs with him, the first time all of them had been together since the war. All three autographed a model I build of Gabby's P-47..it's now one of my most cherished pieces of aviation memorabilia (especially since he died just a few months later.)


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From one Wolfpack fan to another - that's quite the treasure!

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That's really cool Steve. What did they have to say about your model?

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I have the third photo of Gabby w/ his autograph. A real treasure!

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