James Jabara

James Jabby Jabara was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace in history. 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 pilots 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 P51 Mustang pilot, and scored 1.5 air victories against German aircraft.

Jabara was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, of Lebanese descent his father, John, and mother came from Marjayoun, a town in Southern Lebanon.

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