European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pilot Ever had traffic cops of the sky Stormie the weather the More important is Goa. Udaniel staff writer by Norman lbs loft it with 75 persons it on a collision course with it fighters. And none of knows it Man at Span Dahlem air knows it but Seet that to give the Normal in cum the big transport out path. At Spang Dahlen alerted woo then spotted the two Able to climb out of their a cd under to Bis transport to spare. Averting disasters like this might have been is pretty Normal stuff to the air communications service people. At Spang Dahlem there is the 2137th communications so commanded by maj Ambrose j. Buck. These traffic Cope of the sky have to stay of their toes All the time keeping track of everything flying making sure they Don t collide Don t crowd up like Rush hour traffic around the base and that a Pilot to trouble gets first priority and All the help be can use in bringing hit plane in safely. The system work like this the pickup controller a the first Manto Contact the plane to the air. A identifier it bar Rad a then space traffic to provide an even flow of in bound air Craft. Then the feeder controller takes Over and guides the planes in on their approach tothe base. If the weather ii bad As it is most of the time during the Winter the feeder controller Calls on the ground control approach Goa unit of the Squadron to take Over. These men Are set up away from the control Tower where they can watch the plane with their radar eyes. The Goa people provide the Pilot with precise information on just where he ii in relation to other aircraft the runway and object a might hit. There want an aircraft that take off or buds without coming into Contact with air traffic control ays senior Hufft Wil Liam a Crandall of Milwaukee chief Goa controller at Span Dahlem. And a Good controller can  an. Air Craft without the Pilot s Ever seeing  Tihe control Tower members of the Al Squadron sit High above the held and direct landings Takeoff Alert and enter gency Crews As needed. They also Gin taxiing instructions and control ground traffic on the runway area. An aircraft controller May Ait in Thia Tower on a Normal shift and have very Little to  say sgt met Vern Ogden. Of Lincoln neb. Then he gets a hot shift when there it much traffic in a period of time. Then the pressure to realty Crew rhe eyes of a Pilot when Vul body it Zero at work in Goa sitting in darkened room airman watches air traffic via radar. Goa Van of Irack 31, 1962 int stars and sum