European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and strip feature it Rosie res airmen set Sig f transition from Sabre jets to speedy fidos was accomplished smoothly by the 50th Wing by Henry staff writer they Tell you at Toul Rosiere air base in Home of the 50th tac tidal fighter that what they say about old soldiers is also True of the f86h dont die they just for there Are no f86h planes at Toul Rodires any More the base is completely equipped with f100d super which Thunder in the at More than 750 As a base it has both dignity and com but the major objective of those who Fly the fidos there is to make their Wing the most outstanding for perform Ance in the air fidos Are Oneman capable of flying at a ceiling of the men do their training at wheel us going Down in the 10th fighter so was the first to go to followed two months later by the 81st and then ice the f86h reigned for quite while at Toul Rosiere and was the Pride of the but several months ago the Wing bade Farewell to them and trans ported them to Bordeaux where they were turned Over to transition from the f88h to the f100d was not there was the training at for and the Start of an acquaintance with Century maintenance airmen had to learn All about them so that the new planes could be kept airmen of the 8ist believe they set some kind of a record for keeping the planes in the air during the transition period flight b of the 81st kept its seven floors aloft for 990 hours during a one month about twice the average monthly and in spite of working on Craft with which they were Nuj too mechanics of that unit were charged with practically no put of com Mission according to maj Clifford the those of the maintenance Crew credited with this feat were t sgt Roy s sgt Jackie Eugene Stephen Larry Stanley Howdeshell and Barrett the 50th tactical fighter which is commanded by col Henry is accustomed to being first in Many newcomer for delivered the first f100 aircraft to the French air Force a few months even before the Wing settled Down at Toul Rosiere airmen from the air police so went to Rumstein and won top honors in a precision demonstration in Competition with other 12th of in 1954 and 1955 the Wing received the Safe ground safety the fire Prev Effon award for the Safe motorcycle award for and the Safe gunnery for 1955 and the base it Telf is in the picturesque Lor Raine plateau Region and was chosen in the Early planning phase of nato As a Likely spot for Jet fighters because of its Strate Gic org Chute is a ust ardor briefing copt William usher 1st u 1st u Albert 1st it Roger col Henry Wing v october 1958 maintenance men of the 417th tactical fighter so change Tho engine of an f100 at the stars and stripes