European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R-.,3 u so. A 5 .7-1 off a 5s1-. 3 i j # Landes discusses flight conditions and Mission requirements with flight chief t sgt Horold a Johnson Ond 56 flood lets be Mcdanlel staff writer he Otic mistake could spell someone men tire loss1 of Seal Iliff h Only be As  in the Dally routine. The Are scheduled a to periodic trance .and1 the men p perform their Ardingly it is estimated that one Iree  cents of every Dollar is spent on some Type of Bailee the inc Hief  t depend on Nis Section chiefs. In Liis great responsibility of is sgt John d. Oliver in sections a photos by Tony Evanoski i and senior sgt Truman l. Gate Nyhl on Section  has to c flight chiefs. Senior m Stane b. Groover and  Harold d Johnson responsible to him while eth right s f ight chief. Assistants ure m set Ramond Carlson and sgt timer t. Still a full. Trio a supervise the Rev chiefs in i ideally responsible for assigned air Craft As Landes put it the Buffer visors Are responsible for their men on Imd off  sick child at Home unpaid Bills or one of a a turn other family problems could cause a technician to make an error. And the crash of a flood is expensive in live Sand property Landes says he stresses to his Section chiefs the importance of encouraging their in to consult them and seek help with their  the army air corps in 1935 from his native Illinois Landes has Keenan aircraft Mechanic during All but 3v& years of his  most complicated piano m so far jus maintenance he says Xmas the b47stratojet bomber. The most difficult the a about this plane is its huge amount of equipment packed into a Small space he explained even though Landes is a supervisor and has an office he does t just sit then and run the show. When a Section chief is absent he , and when they hav.5an Alert Landes goes out with the men. Sometimes we. Finish at 5, . And another times we work to 8 pm. Or after lie  Landes explains it the flight line is where All maintenance comes Ogeth  his department is Only part of the support involved in keeping the pilots of the Iglo and 81st tactical fighter squad Rons flying., re the places major emphasis on the squad Ron work Load control Section. This a maintenance coordinating office that keeps Tab s on the location of All aircraft ground support equipment and  important Branch is the maintenance hangar operated by sgt Ralph a Hillen 26, of Pittsburgh when Heay or specialized repair work is needed Hillen and his men do  Hohn since1 september of last year Landes is serving his ninth year  Hopes to 1 retire in 1966 and Settle i Medford Ore where his wife and tvo sons Are already residing. The stars and stripes Page