European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Feh flir a " we up 1.pfilttbltlik win commanded tar w col Immes h. It style inset us been shifted from ensued to air base As m direct answer to red ait.,. Sabre jets ready to coi inter red attacks c was. Fog Sabre Ejorek Var Terui have been on Tadami Leird Anteh Uon be Jim urn two to Dally Tyiee their Mariwa lie Rejust five a after � it.f84 shot dw94%r Canedi Max i Over " James Carite co at the group to add however that the daily f rate was Normal and. That the Alert Means that a legitimate air of Iti fight pattern. Is picked radar As a unidentified plane. Group of More than 10 jets is parti Jfe it fighter Wing stationed in in Jar were flown into this bavarian a direct answer to communist have Lieen instructed to Luttin irtes and the for Aan a Watte of tar any offid Alx by fat a Pilot is fired . This is not a net nil in a Fri Cut on Votto l Ion wind to. Tui4s has been i a l is ssi part of 81st fighter Wing scrambles daily at after shift from us by William Nakoney staff writer the reek in kept Wing jets can through the sides at More than 650 Mph and carry six so Cal machine guns. The air Verce says their cell fag is Over 45,000-ieet.-, the group not remain her permanently. Is not Fly Ling Border patrol of Only interception a. The Madron of f84 Thim Gerjets at this base 4s carrying i raft the Iatrou Uva the Sabre Jet pilots sit around the ready room Clad in "skta4ight a suits waiting for the Alert that will fiend them out to Check an unknown plane. Two pilots Are always on. The ready win after they take flt two More pilots move Otto into their planes ready to take off As Bact loppers at a second s notice. A alts plut into Ian Irta the when the Al screams into a Power dive. The suits Are designed to reduce the pres sure on the pilots and prevent sudden the pilots found it difficult to under stand Why the spotlight of publicity has suddenly turned on them. This is old stuff one said. I can t see what every one is excited about it s Standard actually according to Carlyle interception at is less than in most other bases including those in the . He together with capt James Brady and capt William Myers of the 12th Ash pointed out that the excellent radar network covering the concentrated Iron curtain Border area cuts Down on the number of intercept Ioa flights a Solat Eon twid. Of a planes la the. Area does t make it so necessary for jets to go out and identify so Many planes they said. They Felt that in huge areas such As in the ., radar has a More difficult time controlling plane location an identification and it its necessary to Send More interception missions out to identify the strangers. One f84 plot stationed at Ferstenfeld Bruck for some Tinne sidled Over and asked Why Are you Guys just getting excited about this now when we have been doing it All the timer most of the new group who had been stationed in England for 18 a North prior to assignment Here welcomed the change. Since their arrival bavarian skies have been conveniently Blue the Sun shone and British fog has become just a memory. Air Force officers Here a retained that the primary difference be Wewa the Thun de Jet and the Sabi Jet waa that the first is an offensive weapon and the Sec Ond defensive. That is the Thunder Jet to designed to carry out an offensive action fighter Bambei whereas the sat it
