European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse I m r o i i o men set sights on gunnery meet Ai America s fast Flyg straight shooting team members work hard in preparation for eight nation nato event gun switches and sight turned on a a Quick Check of his Natri Mients and the Pilot banked his big fido sharply to the left and started his diving attack on the target a tiny White speck outlined against the Bright Blue of the sky Verthe North sea. Fighting against the pull of Gravity that made his hands feel like Lead he concentrated on keeping the tiny Dot of Light in his sight on the Black bulls Dye in the enter of the target and the sight s r Ange Marker dots framing the 6-by-30-foot wire mesh target. " when he was about 1,500 feet fro the rippling Banner he pressed he Trig Ger on his control stick atnd"th.6 plan vibrated As each of the guns spit 1,500 slugs per minute for the Brief instant the High Speed Jet was in its firing pass. Releasing the trigger the Pilot let thef100 Side slip under the target and Black by Paul a Kackley staff writer smoke poured from its tailpipe a a reopened the throttle to climb into position for another pass at the target towed by at33 Jei returning from his practice gunner Mission the Pilot one of four selected to represent Safe in the eight nation nato fighter gunnery meet to be held at Gaz Aux France beginning next Veek listened to a discussion of his that target broadside to your guns. Of Cah pull up to four is on your firing pass. When you get the tar get you see less of it to shoot at explained it col Frederick c. Blesse who will Lead the . Team in the International Competition. Safe he selected the 32d fighter interceptor Sqq based at Oesterberg the Netherlands arid assigned to the 36th tac tical fighter Wing of of Pitburg Germany to furnish a team for the , commander of the 32d, then named three of his pilots to join him info in eng the team. Well Efti or at least give the canadians a big scare said Blesse in discussing the forthcoming Competition. The canadians won the event last year and appear to be the team to beat this three first lieutenants who will fly1 with Blesse have had almost identical air Force careers. All studied gunnery at Luke air Force base ariz., at the. Same time and then came to Oesterberg in 1956. Only one of the three has Ever compete Din a major Gunn Ery match before. In 1958, Edward p. Schmult was a member of the Safe team at the air Force wide com petition at Nellis air Force base or. Scott of san Antonio tex., and Jack v. Cebe Habersky who was born i Prague Czechoslovakia Are the other two team members. All three of the f100 p 11 o t g share continued on Page 12 it col Frederick c. Blesse commander of the 32d. Combined photo Art work shows How Pilot views target through gunfight. White Dot of sight is on the Bullseye. Diamond shaped dots controlled by Pilot Frame target. Friday August 14, 1959 1st it Jack v. Cebe Habersky left and Crew chief a/2c Renald Tobey of Cresham neb., Check Floo i i maintenance form before flight. The stars and strips Page 11
