European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poue 8 of Hospital dedicated at Lakenheath England the new million 48th commanded by col Bruce hat been dedicated being hailed Ai a treat Monument to a Well de serving staff and an outstand ing Anglo american in hit dedication it Gen Richard vice pm Phail cd he role of the Structure an one of the two air Force medical specially Cen leu in Britain find Ai a Point of Exchange in medical knowl Edge with the greeting und congratulations from Washington were delivered by Mai Gen Raymond who has been Usan director of Plant and Hospital Talon and who in now succeed Ingma Gen John Cullen Safe surgeon Jenkins and who Wai Aln were Laudel by Bennett is the two men responsible for the hip ital dream coming in his welcoming col Rou commander of the tactical fighter Nail his Wing was proud to of Fer this service and he expressed his gratitude to those representing Ord air Force commander a Gen John Lardy was Brig Gen Robert Deputy who was commander of the 48th Tow when construction of the Hospi Tal began in invocation for dedication ceremony win delivered by in Robert Wing follow Nii the ribbon cutting ceremony i the main Entrance of the the distinguished British nil american guests were taken on a Lour of the hos other officials ire it col Dun can executive offi cer it col Edward chief of Hospital services it col John chief of dental and it col Elizabeth chief col part of the american trl service delegation at the u the sri air Force member of pall lament Eldon from Bury so was among the British the stars and stripes training pilots in training far in lure firing with us p1u7 la background Are left to a Ai John u German to u Cdr James Tyson and u col Lowell Bolt the Craft is powered by a Pegasus Jet Grandy Kestrel so enters last stage London the British Kestrel Squadron is entering the operational evaluation phase of its program with the Hawker Sld Dewey Pim ver tical Short Takeoff and Landing let this third and last stage is being carried out at the Royal air Force West Rayn in american pilots in the Squadron Are army it col Lowell who is Deputy commander air Force Muj John Camp who also took part in the earlier engine development phase Navy it Cdr James and army a John american maintenance officer is army Cap William assisted by maintenance super visors army m air Force senior m sgt and Navy senior co the development project working out of the ministry of has been army a assigned to the aircraft and armament Experiment establishment at bos Combe Down and the Hawker Sld Delev night test facility at Dunsford has been Navy Engineer George project working under the army chief of re search and is army col Thomas the army was nominated As the executive Agency when the tripartite research and develop ment project first of its kind purpose is to share expenses for testing operational concepts using Jet vectored thrust before each nation proceeds further in extensive development on As the american executive the army is bearing the greater portion of the share of the in its vertical Takeoff program in the the army has successfully tested the Ryan xv5a lift fan Jet at Edwards air Force the Jet engine pro Pels this Craft by pushing fans in the Wing and nose for vertical ascent and descent the fan ducts close for Forward flight at speeds below the Speed of american pilots praised the which can take off and land in a grass area about the size of a Tennis in Addi it can Fly backward and recently named the the p1117 can also make super Short and exceedingly Short to add to its t h e p11j7 has also demonstrated its ability to operate from an air Craft the jumping Jet made its Public debut at the Farnborough air show in ism As the worlds first operational vertical Takeoff let it has four rotating engine nozzles which Are turned to the rear for Forward motion and downward for vertical take off or the plane tins a Wing Span of 14 length of and height of the first Raf Pilot to Fly the p11j7 was making vertical take offs and landings within 45 min utes of his first flight in the air it was tote which has been undergoing test Hying since provides possibilities for a wider measure of tactical flexibility than Ever particularly in Mobile warfare or in military operations Over underdeveloped it can operate independently of Large fixed bases and in time of emergency can be Dis Persed to sem prepared commander of the Kestrel evaluation Squadron la Raf Wing commander scrim the German Deputy com Mander is air Force col january 1965 honoured by invitation by Odice or Daniel Start writer Frankfurt s4s a 4f year old air in scr sergeant at Rhine main air base with the 7s10th air base up food ser ice so has received an invitation la attend the presidential j Gural Ball in Washington s on i senior m sgt Reginald of m i the food service officer in of Rhine Mains two dining a flight Kitchen and u addition one of his sergeants the Coic of the air font dining Hall on a German air but near i dont know Why Tea wife and i received the i but it is a Good Sal Wright who has More than i u years of almost in in food he enlisted by the army in and took basis at Camp most of a three years in the army was with the while in Wright was stationed or England and France after his discharge he switched to the air during my service i have prepared meals eaten by and or Wright Contin at Rhine main he is to charge of More than 10 military Cooks and to German ills dining Halls feed More than people each Day including Navy and air and sometimes foreign As a food service has the Overall Supe Rvl responsibility for planning and inspection of food ser Lea facilities at to also sees that the workload is evenly distributed Between his men end that they receive proper train ing from their someone close to the president or his staff paid 1 visit to one of my clubs or dining Halls and enjoyed my Wright reluctant Germany Roadside theater Bam will perform Moliere the reluctant doctor wednesday to saturday and 1011 at s admission is free but seating to Cau Mannheim 8771 i operational tests the Hawker Siddeley p1ut spews skyward As its Belfil Arllof mechanism fires the the p1u7 launches itself off ice new aria conventional manner at