European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday july 22, 1963 the stars and stripes fag 9 $24.98 idea will save $700,000 Oesterberg the nether lands a1c Ronald l. Reed an electrical shop technician with the 32nd fighter interceptor so Here hat invented a piece of equipment for 934.98 that will save the air Force More than $700,000 in us first year of use according to maintenance officials Here. It col g. S. Nicely commander of the 32nd, presented Reed with a Check for $100 and the air Force commendation medal for his work. Reed s invention provides a More efficient Means of identifying Mal functioning component in the Jet engine starter used on the f102 Delta Dagger. Called the starter sequence tester the new piece of equipment Al lows positive identification of the malfunctioning component in some cases repairs were made on the component which was believed to be the source of trouble m determined by available testing methods. Save Mantoura the sequence tester which Reed built with seven Small Light bulbs and sockets some 20-gouge electrical wire and one go lunch Plas tic Box performs its most significant savings in terms of Man hours. When the malfunctioning component can be readily identified Many Mun hours Are eliminated which might otherwise be required to Start the repair proc Ess Over in search of the actual malfunction. Asked How he came to invent the sequence tester Reed said thai f because the starter was new to All personnel and they were unfamiliar with it several of the electrical shop personnel started trying to figure out a Way to make it work better. After about one week of working with the starter and observing its components he hit up on the idea of the sequence tester. The first year Savin of about 9700,000 probably is just a begin Nung. According to maj Ben Nurphy Deputy commander for Materiel Here the savings will continue to mushroom each route of Hack Boyal danish air Force 1st la m. Elbrandt left and e. Rau nun Center Point out the course of their Jet flight from Den. Mark to Lakenheath air Bane England to capt genre a. Peterson. 4knd tactical fighter 8q. A Lastant operations officer Ait Force photo Simonella fire fights Back wounds officer Simonella. Italy special it Jug l. T. Davis. Information officer at the naval air facility Here has become what could be described As the last casualty of world War in while fighting a Brush fire near the base Davis was wounded in the leg by a German Bullet the facility located on the Plain of Catania Sicily was the scene of some of the bitterest fighting during the Allied invasion of 1943. The area still abounds with a great Deal of German Small arms ammunition. The heat rom the fire caused some of the scattered cartridges to explode. In spite of the Blaze s efforts to pin the firefighters Down with occasional tracers the fire was brought under control and Davis was listed As the Only casualty. 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In hmm Tia 3102 sul Alm with a Luff us a i. s2u whim it Star ism Tel Flohl Shaw x4m hint wet fair Ham Luad Llam the her danish pilots Exchange training Lakenheath England Spe Cial a 27-Mnn Royal danish air Force contingent hat arrived Here to begin training with pilots of the 48th tactical fighter Wing while the same number of is. Personnel departed for Snydstrup a Den Mark under a nato Exchange program. The 11 officers. 15 maintenance Jet engine fixed fast Ramstein. Germany specs no the men of the 7030th combat support Wing consolidated air Craft maintenance so Jet engine repair shop completed a major re pair on the j57 engine which powered an fido super Sabre of the 417th tactical fighter so in what May be record breaking time. The giant engine was sent to the shop for repair by the 417th with foreign object damage which Means an object in this Case a piece of Metal had entered the engine causing in Urnal damage. The Job was assigned to Crew chief a1c William Harper and his Crew of four. The average Man hours total for thai Type of repair is 350, with an elapsed time of 45 Days. The 7030th Crew however shuttered All time by mates and completed the Job in and support personnel Are under maj v. K. H. Egger s command while assigned on the 10-Day train ing Mission with the statue of lib erty Wing. The group includes maj l. Of Klehammer Henriksen base Dis Aster control officer club officer and customs officer fighter pilots 1st its e. M. F. Jensen. K. G. Foul sen. M. H Brandt. Ii. C. Askow and e. Rasmussen. Others Here Ore 1st its p. Andersen. W. Prabhu e. A Nielsen. Wos w. A. Kristensen and h. V. Johansen. Top fighter pilots from the 492nd tactical fighter so maintenance and support personnel Are commanded in Denmark by it col James a Jarrell Iii 492nd com Mander. Pilots with Jarrell Are capt Edward e. Nowogroski 1st its Charles a. Homer a. P. Wens Trand Robert c. Slant and Jimmy g. Wilcox. Nato team readies for 4-Day hike Fontainebleau. France special a 28-Man team of servicemen from six nationsus., Belgium Britain Canada. Germany and the Netherlands has been chosen to represent this nato he n the 1963 Netherlands International tour Day March to be held tuesday through Friday at Nejme Gen. The Netherlands staged annually these marches me been sponsored for the past 47 years by the Royal Netherlands league for physical culture whose pre Tient Patron is Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. The purpose of the March is to encourage participants to train so that they can walk n considerable distance Dally without impairing their health. Military entrants Are required to cover 23 Miles Dally within 11 hours carrying packs weighing at least 33 Poun is. The event is popular in the Netherlands. Onlookers Itne the route to cheer and a note of car Nival gaiety is added As girls and children Pelt the marchers with Flowers or offer them brightly col ored garlands As hey pass. Allied air forces Contra Europe air cent was the first nato organization to enter the event in 1954. This yeas team will be led by capt d. Kellk Royal Netherlands air Force. 183 Man hours Over a five Day Span. After the 25-foot-Long j57 was completely All parts were denied to facilitate Thi painstaking inspection. Two com Presnor. A Turbine wheel a Turbine nozzle and the main fuel manifold were replaced by the 7030th Crew i As a result of the inspection. Normal routine wait followed. All new parts were installed with extreme care and patience Mak ing sure of exact measurements to the thousandth of an Inch and in Suring the proper torque of each nut and Bolt. After engine Assembly rigid testing in the engine test Call was next. There the True Quality of the maintenance Job was measured. Vibration temperature thrust o 11 pressure temperature after Burner operation and leakage were Only a me of the systems tested All of which checked out successfully. Girl scout Encampment due at Darmstadt Darmstadt Germany is the first girl scout sponsored summer Day Camp conducted in the Darmstadt ires will be held during the weeks of aug. 1922 and aug. 26-29. Some 150 girls ranging from seven through 17 will take Over the 6910th radio group Mobile picnic area during the eight Day summer Camp. Older girls will Hove the Benefit of at least one overnight camping session. Arty men seek unit Beauty Wurzberg Germany up cell trooper of the 39th arty. 3rd inf div Ore calling about for top profile in the unit Ai their Flat Beauty context Geli under Way. The strange context got off the ground when 2nd it Harbert Alex Ander 2nd howitzer in. Began Cor respond Long with act Reid Jane Fonda Marne Lorl of the flu Fonda cemented to pack Fer sweetheart from the 39tb arty. Election Are being held in each of the 39th. Batter Lei. Context rules allow each Battery to select four enlisted men and one officer to represent them. Their pictures Are being taken and forwarded to miss Fonda. An appropriate brute will be Given to the Winner but the real prize will be in his selection by miss Fonda. "1 sure Hope she picks me said pvt Eric pah child of Btry b. Just think what i could write my girl Back Omott snorts Ortlon
