European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Patrouille Ide prance Bontivegna spends most of his spare time with the boy. Aft r birthday party. Front. From Page 11 made an honorary sergeant of the squad Ron. He has been practising a speech of thanks in English. In fact there s nothing the men of the 3947th won t do for the boy. For Andresik dying of leukaemia. Andres has been a victim of the dread disease for which modern science still has no cure for the past year. He has been kept alive by a rare drug amino Terin. When supplies of the  out in Zaragoza Preston personally telephoned other Usan installations i Europe. Some was located at the Safe Hospital in Wiesbaden Germany and Tjoseph Mcguire of the 7100th support so flew to Zaragoza with the drug in a t33. The lieutenant drove to Andres Home and still in his flying outfit received a Welcome hell never forget. Andres threw his arms around the Amer. Lean s neck and hugged him. Andres father Pedro formerly a lock Smith was Given a new Job at the air base working in the water Plant. This has earned him More Money urgently needed to Cope with heavy expense Burden of Hisson s illness. Also at the Zaragoza water Plant is sgt Gus Bontivegna of Brooklyn . The sergeant is a Man with a big heart and the help that has come to Andres and his family from the americans has been largely due to his efforts. By aug. 1, Andres condition had weak ened to the Point where blood transfusion became necessary every three Days. I never Felt so bad in my life when they found i did t have the right Type of blood to give Andres remarked Bontivegna. All the men of the 3947th with a blood Are taking turns to give blood to the Sickbay. The first blood donor was s sgt Husto Branner. Andres told him afterwards with a smile that he and the sergeant were Brothers because of the american blood in his  is As Happy As a boy can be even a sick boy thanks to the americans at Zaragoza whose generosity and sympathy have touched the hearts of spaniards not Only in Zaragoza but All Over Spain. News papers have published stories about Andres and his Good yank friends hailing them a performing an outstanding accomplish ment in Community relations. Andres knows he is sick of course but no one has told him just How sick he really is and that barring a Miracle he will never recover. R members of the Patrouille de France with alternates and one of their mystery jets. Team s triple Vic formation photographed from accompanying plane. Members of the precision team execute one of their  of photo capt Bernard Capillon right team Leader and capt Claude Castagnos assistant Leader of the Jet team. Andrei inspecting troops with col Lloyd a Preston Zaragoza base commander. By Don Walter staff writer the Patrouille de France Pride of the French air Force is a big sensation this year at european air shows. A crack precision flying unit that flies French built mystery in a jets the nine Man team provides the Public with a color Ful performance literally so with red White and Blue smoke trails unfurling in the sky to  their intricate Maneu vers. For the most part these Maneu vers have been originated by the Patrouille. The elite team starred in the Paris Bas Tille Day Celebration this summer mos spectacular patriotic demonstration in France in modern times when the mysteries scraped Low Over the Arch of Triumph with the Trico lored Streamer leaving a fog in the National colors Over the champs Elysee As they streaked Over the reviewing stand in the place de la concorde. Earlier they had highlighted Aerial demonstrations at Lebourget s International air show the continent s most important. That time it was their sky filling finale a big bouquet de France that brought a crowd of 300,000 to its feet. This magnificent Star shaped eclat or bomb burst again in red White and Blue has become the team s Trade Mark. Over Paris skies at an air show in eng land or the Netherlands or just during Normal practice around Dijon Home base of the Patrouille it puts on a show that gives frenchmen a lot to be proud about. The nine plane formation is new this year. The Patrouille can and occasionally does Fly with 12 planes but its present program Calls for the nine plane show not a weekend passes this summer but what the team is putting on a perform Ance. Recently the Patrouille s chief capt Bernard Capillon obliged by arranging to put a t33 two place Trainer in the air so stars and stripes photographer Ted Rohde could get some air to air in flight photos of the team. We re volunteers for the Patrouille said 29-year-old Capillon of Marseille. Normally we devote about half our flying time to operational missions and during the summer we spend most of the time practising or performing at air shows Al though we still have some night flying  after the War the French air Force organized the world s first Jet acrobatic team. Soon two squadrons wore sponsoring Volunteer precision flying Loams both using British built vampires. Then a third Squadron sent up an f84 team. As was inevitable rivalry developed for the biggest and Best team. Where each had started out As a four plane team they soon grew to seven then nine then a dozen. The air ministry decided upon a new system in 1954 under which pilots for one National precision flying team were to be chosen from several squadrons and they would Fly the latest Model French built planes in Normal service in the air Force. The reason the Patrouille now is based a Dijon is because both squadrons there Fly the mystery in. The reorganized Patrouille de France be Gan flying Oragan jets in 1954, using a four plane formation. The switch to mys Teres came in 1957, when the French air Force adopted this aircraft for a number of its squadrons. Last year the formation was increased from four to seven planes and this year the nine plane formation was introduced. Capillon s assistant is capt Claude Cas wagons also 29, who like Capillon and most of the other members of the patrol received part of his training in the . Among the Patrouille s own adaptions Are its grand canard or big Duck a sort of head and Tail formation with six pianos in front and three in i hi.1 rear. They have a triple Vic hat puts nine planes in three rows with Capillon s plane Spear heading. Others Are the grand Box is photos by Ted Rohde somewhat resembling a flattened out Dia mond the grand fleche or big Arrow with seven planes forming the Arrowhead and the Trident a sort of double Triangle. The coloured smoke innovation is also the Patrouille s own developed so the Public could better follow the precision loops and turns and observe the tight formations. Other teams have climaxed their acts with White smoke but Only the French so far have outlined their entire Aeria Ballet with their National colors. Shoulder to shoulder in the air Patrouille pilots display the same closeness on the ground. At base Adrienne 102, offi Cial designation for Dijon they lunch to Gether in the pilots mess no wine Ever except after flying hours have their own pilots lounge and game room even have joined together at the officers club in a close Circle they Call the Barons of  six of the pilots Are married four Are bachelors. Mere is a Jet precision team that belongs to a nation devoted to aviation Progress one where flying Avaiu Knif its Are synonymous with Progress in general and one that in Ivi ent Sears Lias taken its place As a \. I Al i calf i in in Anvari t  View of this the put Rouille has a lot to live up to and from up performance they in Lorr it looks As if they Are represent ing i Vii a flying in the Best tradition. Page 12 the stars and stripes monday Aggiato 17, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 13