Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Photographs of Air Force Officers and Officials, 1960 - 1981. Colonel James Jabara.
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Jabara, James, 1923-1966
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James Jabara (10 October 1923 – 17 November 1966), nicknamed "Jabby" or "The Ceegar Kid," was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace. Born in Oklahoma, he lived in Kansas where he enlisted as an aviation cadet at Fort Riley after graduating from high school. Jabara attended four flying schools in Texas before he received his pilot's wings and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Jabara flew two tours of combat duty in Europe during World War II as a North American P-51 Mustan...
