“I said, ‘Oh, my God, somebody can do the same thing to me.’ It scared the hell out of me.” Such was the reaction of the son of Polish immigrants from Oil City, Pa., America’s future ace of aces, on ...

A makeover is coming to Francis S. Gabreski Airport's air traffic control tower. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Suffolk County $5 million for construction of a new tower at the ...

“I’m a sa-a-ad sack!” proclaimed Lieut. Colonel Francis Gabreski. The 25-year-old pilot had just brought his Thunderbolt fighter back to its British base. His outfit had not sighted a single German ...

Francis S. Gabreski, the leading American air ace in Europe in World War II who later in life tangled less triumphantly with political perils as head of the Long Island Rail Road, died Thursday at ...

A commander of space shuttles, a 20th century philanthropist and a top ace of World War II have gotten the call. The inductees will be honored June 8 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, ...

A small, single-engine airplane with three people aboard crashed into trees while practicing takeoffs and landings at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday morning, authorities ...

A $4.83 million grant is expected to complete ongoing repairs to a long-damaged runway at Francis Gabreski Airport in Westhampton, federal legislators announced Wednesday. The grant — the second one ...