Gentile, Dominic Salvatore, 1920-1951

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Dominic "Don" Salvatore Gentile (1920-1951) was a World War II fighter pilot and ace. He flew for both the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Post-war he continued service with the Air Force as a test pilot. Gentile was killed in an aircraft crash on January 28, 1951.

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Biographical Information Files - G

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Scope and Contents Individuals whose names begin with G: Gabreski, Francis S. "Gabby" [Fighter pilot] "A Nation's Loss," Flight Journal, June 2002"Francis Gabreski, 83; Pilot Was War Hero," Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2002Caption for paintingBiograpical sketch from the Department of the Air Force, undatedBook plate, circa 1998, signed by Gabreski, Hub Zemke, and Jerry Johnson, likely from a Museum...

Dates: 20th Century

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

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Also known by the following names:

Gentile, Don S., 1920-1951

Related Names

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force (Associative with Related)
United States. Army Air Forces (Associative with Related)

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