European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                An English Farmers located close by a runway at the bustling Wethersfield Jet the Usan base Ai wether Field numerous forms around the perimeter cause problems for the traffic control Norman c Gold talks an fido Tolt vers open enabled the British to better u old Mcdonald had a Accord ing to the barnyard aria of yester but an air Force colonel in England is making him look like a he has 10 farms and a modern Jet air base to worry col Raymond commander of the 20th tactical fighter Wing at Wethers is an airman of 20 years standing but Hes gone Back to the land in a big Way since arriving in and its All in the interest of Anglo american main problem is that his air base in the heart of the Essex Countryside is virtually infested with there Are farms in the maintenance area there Are farms in the flight line area and there arc farms All around the perimeter of the in just about every time the colonel plans to make a he Steps on farm and invariably he has to Back since the Farmers generally have about 400 years seniority Over Royal air Force in has had to do a real Selling Job on the air Force at Wethers in Farmer Hes sown the seeds of Anglo american Friendship and now Hes reaping the for despite Fields and Wethersfield has continued to expand since being reopened by the americans in 1952 after a six year postwar and today it stands As one of the North at lactic treaty organizations most form i to f100 Dable bulwarks in j that the runway has just been extended to Jing in take the 20th wings new f100 super King sabres construction of a vast t m but Barracks and on base housing program scheduled to Start this Winter and a new 5 a can engine test Center and a Wing operations j Ujj Jaq Ujj building Are Kieth the Wing today is in a More Bolar ready position than at any time in three years since i have been Toliver noted weve got met Frei awful lot of experience and our pilots part have been chalking up a terrific of training if Inlove the 20th boasts a hard Core of seasoned Jsam Paig pilots including col Jay commander who shot Down 22 enemy be Craft in world War and maj  Doc Blanchard of West Point Gridiron infield who is executive officer of the Tith we tactical fighter f the a the Wing was presented with the 1 forces coveted outstanding unit for meritorious service from july through september 1957 in maintaining so Palma High state of combat readiness while it the c transitioning into the Toliver himself gets in quite a bit f100 flying time at a Mand Pilot with some hours to pro the colonel has flown 150 different at i types of aircraft during his May put of while serving As a test Pilot at  Patterson in 1942 and 194a the the Wethersfield commander one 11 the stars and stripes