European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes april 13, 1968 Raf slates greatest flying show by John Krueger staff write Wildenrath g c r m a n y is the Royal air Force celebrating its 50th anniversary will go All out this year to stage its greatest flying show in the history of its command in Ger Many. The 2vj-hour Aerial display will be part of an open Day Here july 6 at this base near the dutch Border in Northern Germany. Officials expect a crowd of More than 150,000 to t u r n out from both Germany and the nether lands. Highlight of the show will Bea performance by the famed Raf precision flying team there arrows. In addition there will be free fall demonstration by the Raf Parachute team the expected it was pointed out Are some of the most mod Ern aircraft in the world including the harrier first Verti Cal take off and Landing Craft to enter Squadron service and the Nimrod the world s first land based Turbo Jet submarine Hunter killer and maritime recon Naissance sentimental Flashback to the Raf s proud Battle of Britain world War ii past will be provided in a Static display of spit fire and Hurricane fighters. They will be parked alongside their modern Jet counterparts the lightning and on display will be Victor bombers and huge transports like the Hercules and Belfast. Easter egg Hunt no actually these two mechanics from the 439th Materiel so at Rhein main air base Are checking out the navigational equipment on a c141 Star lifter. Of Redwood Germany bound a Chip off the old rloch9 Bremerhaven Germany special a two ton Section of a giant Redwood tree a gift from the . Army and the state of California will arrive Here next month for display in one of the City s Public Parks. The six foot in diameter slab valued at $1,500, started its 10,000-mile journey thursday from California s Humboldt red Woods state Park when Park employees Cut the Section from a fallen tree and transported it tothe port of Eureka Calif., for shipping. The German motor ship Koeln scheduled to sail from there april19, will bring the gift from the army the California state department of Parks and recreation and several private transportation firms to the people of this . Charles l. Anderson head of the . Army terminal come Europe started this project Sev eral months ago when he approached Bremerhaven City fathers with the idea As part of his continuing German american relations officials agreed nothing would be More interesting or educational than having a Section of a California Redwood tree for Dis play in our Anderson wrote Calif. Reagan who passed on the request to William p. Mottjr., director of the state Parks and recreation department. Brig. Gen. John d. Crowley atthe Oakland army base gave his approval for the army to provide land transportation in the project. The German freighter is scheduled to Dock May 22 in Bremen where Anderson s army Termi Nal come will transport the red Wood tree Section to present it to Bremerhaven City officials. Of s top Edwin visit base units Rhein main a Gerry and is chief master Seras of the air Force Paul w Fri is scheduled to arrive in i his first official visit Airey chief enlisted adviser Token. John p. Mcconnell i Force chief of staff is schedule to make a 20-Day tour of the air Force units in Europe and North Africa. He is scheduled to arrive i London sunday and visit bases in England at South Ruislip on april15thj upper Heyford Alconbury and Lakenheath on the 16th on the 17th, and Wethers Field and Ben Waters on the 18th.airey is scheduled to arrive at Wiesbaden air base in Germany on the 18th and will be Given a formal reception in the evening he is scheduled to tour Rhein main the following Day dining at the enlisted is then scheduled to Fly to Torrejon air base Spain on the22nd, visiting z a r a g o z a and Pinoges on the 23rd and Moron airbase in Spain the 24th. Airey is scheduled to Visi wheelus air base Tripoli Libya the 25-26th and is scheduled to return to Germany visiting ram Stein the 27-28th. The following Day he is scheduled to visit Sie Gelbach Danner Fels and sem Bach. Stops Are also scheduled Forbit Burg and Span Dahlem on the 30th and Hahn on May 1. He i scheduled to Fly to Berlin on May 2. Another new Bookstore
