European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Jive gunnery team one of four which will represent Safe at the nato meet. From left to right Are Scott Blesse Schmit and Cebe Habersky. Of photos Safe s Aerial gunners. Cont. From Page 11j Blesse s optimism on the outcome of the Competition which will include two types of missions. In addition to firing at Aeria targets each Pilot will Fly combat mis Sions against other Jet fighters armed with gun cameras. Their optimism stems from the fact tha Blesse will be leading the team. They Point out that he is one of the top Pilot marksmen in the air Force today an cite his record As proof. During the korean War Blesse flew 67fighter-bomber missions in the f51, and 35 in the f80. He returned to the . Briefly and then went Back to Korea to Fly 121 missions in f86s, where his skill in Aerial gunnery paid off to the tune of nine Mig Sand. 6n% la.9 shutdown. He also was cred tech with erne Mig probably destroyed a Blesse also showed his remarkable skills a Prol Gurrier at Las vegas nev., in the ei5, tvs air fighter gunnery meet. Pilots of the 3?d speak with Awe As they list his record there. He established a new individual scoring record for the meet and won air six of the individual awards offered in his phase of the Competition. He is also the author of two manuals on fighter combat and tactics no guts no gory an 1d Day fighter  we studied those two books in gun Nery school Cebe Obersky said. Then Bince the colonel has been Here we have Learned enough from him to just about fill another Book on the  Blesse flies practice gunnery missions Urith his pilots demonstrating the tactics and Maneu vers the has Learned Over the years. When you Are pulling four is it is awfully hard to keep the sight on the target Scott said in describing one Type of firing approach Blesse teaches his pilots but to show us How it can Bedone the colonel will make a tighter turn on his firing pass and score hits while pulling five gs.". Blesse s opinion of what it takes to Ber Good fighter Pilot gunner is summed up in one word aggressiveness. Going after an enemy plane or a target towed by % t33, the successful Pilot is the one who really drives in. You can watch the Man on your Wing and Tell if he is a Good gunner by he Way he moves the controls he said. When you Are on a firing pass an abrupt movement of the stick will pull the sight Pipper so far off the target you never do get it Back  since the French Airfield at Cazaux is rather Small the nato Competition is divided into two phases. From aug. 17 through 21, teams from the belgian French the Netherlands and German air forces will compete. During the second week the Safe entry will vie with a second French team As Well As can Dianand British teams. The winners will be. Awarded the Guyn Emer trophy at a ceremony scheduled for aug. 29 at Gaz Aux. T sgt Charles e. Burguin of Napa calif.,As line chief for the Competition expressed the feelings of the group of mechanics and specialists who will go to Cazaux. We Are going to break our backs to see that those planes Are in tip top shape. We All figure that the pilots should show their appreciation by making real Good scores and winning the  Cehe Habersky hats another important requirement of the Good fighter gunners smoothness in the Long run it s the general Public that decides what is and what in t Art arid generally it takes a Long time making up its mind. The Layman s first reaction to a Radical inno vation in artistic form can Range All the Way from ecstasy to rage but generally it can be summed up As  these photos snapped in the sculpture Section of the current document ii exhibit in Kassel Germany demonstrate that Art viewers can be a show in themselves. The exhibition one of the largest collections of contemporary Art Ever assembled will be on View until oct. 11. Featured in the paintings Section Are the works of 30 american  interested spectators Circle Robert Mueller s martial sculpture  exhibit goer contemplates a Mueller work enigmatically entitled Saba foot sore visitors Cool off in Fountain under Picasso s Metal  devotees of contemporary sculpture take a Long Range look at an uncataloged exhibit. Schmit filing q flight plan one Matron to another visitor appraises a figure by briton Henry Moore j , a polished Metal sculpture by Max Bui of Switzerland frames viewer s face Thi stars and 5tripbs Frida aunt 14, the stars and stripes an intense Young Art Lover takes notes on a giant sized figure Page it