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Frederick Corbin "Boots" Blesse (August 22, 1921 – October 31, 2012) was a United States Air Force major general and flying ace. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945.
Major General Frederick C. Blesse is the deputy inspector general of the U.S. Air Force. The inspector general provides the secretary of the Air Force and the chief of staff an evaluation, through inspections, of the effectiveness of U.S. Air Force units, and monitors worldwide safety policies and programs in the interest of accident prevention.
Frederick C. Blesse was one of the greatest aces of the Korean War era. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945, flew two combat tours during the Korean War, completing 67 missions in F-51s, 35 missions in F-80s and 121 missions in F-86s.
Frederick Corbin "Boots" Blesse was a United States Air Force major general and flying ace. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945. He flew two combat tours during the Korean War, completing 67 missions in P-51s, 35 missions in F-80s and 121 missions in F-86s.
Frederick C. Blesse, a distinguished American military aviator and ace fighter pilot, is celebrated for his exceptional valor and precision in defending the skies during some of the most critical moments in aviation history.
Frederick “Boots” Blesse, a double ace with two combat tours each in Korea and Vietnam, is the sixth-ranking US jet ace and one of the world’s premier jet tacticians. Born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1921, he graduated from West Point in 1945 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Army Air Forces.
Frederick Blesse was a U.S. Air Force Major General and a Double-Ace fighter pilot in Korea. He shot down two MIGs in one mission and wrote a book on fighter tactics.
