James Jabara
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican flying ace (1923-1966)
United StatesLived 1923 to 1966 · aged 43James "Jabby" Jabara 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.
Photos 9
Jabara sitting in the cockpit of his P-51 during World War II c. 1944
Jabara standing on his F-86 Sabre in April 1953
In one of Jabara's assignments after the Korean War, he piloted the Convair B-58 Hustler, the first supersonic bomber
The 337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron succeeds the 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron for Taiwan's air defense, Jabara is on right, on Taoyuan Air Base 1958
Jabara and his daughter's gravestone at Arlington National CemeteryAwards 5
Connected to James 6
About this person
James "Jabby" Jabara 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 Mustang pilot, and scored 1.5 air victories against German aircraft.
United StatesFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.