Frederick "Boots" Blesse
 
 
Among fighter pilots, "check six" is slang for keeping an eye on
where you are most vulnerable:  your behind.  It means "checking
the six o'clock position."  "Check Six" is also the title of
Major General Frederick "Boots" Blesse's memoir of his career as
a fighter pilot.  In 28 years of flying fighters, Blesse learned
the importance of keeping an eye behind you.  He graduated from
West Point in 1945 and flew two tours of duty in Korea.  During
the Korean War, he became the sixth-ranking ace with eight
victories.  
 
Based on his Korean War combat experience,  he wrote an important
handbook of tactics titled "No Guts, No Glory."  Blesse faced the
enemy again in the skies over Vietnam.  In all, General Blesse
has flown over 380 combat missions.  Hear Blesse describe what he
learned in aerial combat.
 
Dangerous game 
 
Fly offensively
 
Padlock
 
Teamwork
 
No Guts, No Glory