European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 the stars and stripes project Brilliant putting the focus on night targets Andrews fab md., Spe Cial an attack aircraft streaks across the dark night. Suddenly Brilliant Light beams Down from the aircraft and trucks an troops Are exposed in a Light 500 times brighter than  scene could become reality with a High intensity pod mounted ground illumination sys tem being developed by air Force systems come. The project Brilliant device is under the direction of the command s air Force Aero propulsion Laboratory at Wright Patterson fab  Brilliant is for use on tactical aircraft for illumination in limited War environments. The system will have a Power of one megawatt. Robert r. Barthelemy project Engineer for the Aero propulsion Laboratory said an aircraft Fly ing at 10.000 feet could illuminate a four Square mile area 50 times shrines set fete apr 1126-2 7 Rhein main a Germany special the european shrine club in Germany has scheduled its Spring shrine ceremonial april 26-27 in Heidelberg an has appointed a new recorder. The ceremonial will be held at the Campbell Barracks Casi no Annex despite the recent change in recorders according to Robert g. Mckenzie Europe an club president. Imperial potentate Thomas , head of the world s Shrin ers ordered Mckenzie to appoint a replacement for James l. Mcculler club recorder forthe past 11 years. Mcculler in ill health for several years has been confined to bed. Named to replace Mcculler Sisamis Nixon of the stars and stripes. A11 correspondence should be sent to Nixon at 61 Darmstadt Lincoln siedlung4440 Apt. Al. His Telephone is Darmstadt civilian 64195.an estimated 2,000 shrines Are members of the . And Cana Dian forces ranging from eng land to Turkey and from nor Way to North Africa and saudi Arabia. Brighter than Moonlight. At 1,000feet, looking 2,000 feet Down Range the illumination system will Light up a one half Square mile area 500 times brighter than Moonlight. Peop and larger objects would be visible under the Light. The Brilliant Light would reused for a duration of Only a minute or a few seconds depend ing upon the Mission. The illumination system fits anf4 aircraft fuel pod and is about three feet in diameter and 10 fee Long. The Complete unit including a Generator Light system an fuel weighs less than 2,000 pounds. The Generator system weighs about 1,000 pounds and uses a  Mhd Channel Power Supply. Barthelemy said the Light Power source could be doubled with out substantially increasing the weight. He said a two megawatt illumination system would weigh about 3,000 pounds. The system uses a combination of Jet fuel and oxygen for the modified Atlas Vernier rocket engine used As a Burner. Jet fuel is drawn from the aircraft sys tem and oxygen stored in the pod. Highly reliable the illumination system has no moving  said the exploratory phase of the contract will be completed about Decem Ber 1968. Colonel May re join twin if splits Pat Lelos after 26 years toastmasters elect officers Frankfurt is Pete Triveri president Heads the newly installed slate of office sat Tho Rhein main International toastmasters  installation took place at the Terrace club Here and was conducted by e. F. Mcleod vice nouns us for economic affair sat the British consulate in Frank  taking office were Andry Prindl educational vice president s. B. Gordon administrative vice president Gordon Henderson Secretary Frederick Irwin treasurer and Joseph Kaufman club Steward. By John Reese staff writer Wiesbaden is no on thought it would Ever happen but the air Force has finally split up the Pattillo twins. Since they enlisted in the army air corps in 1942, cols. Buck and Bill Pattillo have always been assigned to the same place and went there at the same  Buck the younger by seven minutes is on his w a Tou Bon Thailand while Bill is still sitting in the Safe safety director s chair Here waiting for , Bill has had no official word but he feels Posi Tive that his orders sending him Back close to his brother will show up any Day. The twins were Only 18 an fresh out of an Atlanta ga., High school Back in 1942 when the enlisted. Both had been in love with air planes for years. The saw their Chance and took it. Both got their wings at Marianna air base fla., in March 1944, and were posted to p40training at Punta Gorda. They have been flying fighters eve since and each has More than 5,000 hours in  flying Pattillo went to England and joined the 352ndfighter group stationed at Bod Ney. They flew numerous mis Sions and shortly before the War ended Bill was shot Down Over Soldier of Quarter Mannheim Germany Spe Cial spec. 5 Jeffery a. Spicer of the 377th transportation Colas been named Soldier of the Quarter for the 107th transportation brigade s 181st in. Straubing Germany and Cap tured. At the time the 352nd was Fly ing out of a temporary Field at chevre Belgium present site of shape Headquarters. However before his bad Luck Bill managed to become one of the few american pilots credited with shooting Down a German me262, an extremely fast Earl Model Jet. Bill recalls chasing the Messerschmidt for Miles and Miles in his p51. When the Ger Man made his Circle to land Bill Cut across and zapped  men came out of world War ii with the same decorations and their dates of promo Tion have always been the  made full colonel in no vember 1964. The twins left the air corp sin 1945 when the War had ended and went to Georgia tech until they were recalled in 1948. How Ever they continued to Fly Mak ing Captain in the Georgia all1 National guard. On recall they found them selves in the Jet age and switched Over to f84s at Turberfield a. In february 1949, the Brothers shipped out to Fuersten Feld Bruck Germany where they flew on the sky blazers acrobatic team. Returning to the states in 1952,the Pattillo twins eventually found their Way to Luke fab i Arizona where they helped form the original thunderbird acro Batic team. Meanwhile they were both holding Down jobs a gunnery instructors. Escape artists hunted for show Frankfurt special Thev corps g2 office is Hunting for 13 qualified soldiers who want to escape and evade for a whole  team will form a travelling escape and evasion show de signed to dramatize the code of conduct. It will perform Dur ing fiscal 1969 for v corps units throughout  personnel of All ranks May apply but they must have at least eight months of duty remaining in the  who possess acting writ ing or stage skills should Tele phone Frankfurt military 8787 or6061 no later than april 20, or write to he v corps attn g2,Apo 09079. Applications should stat name rank serial number so Cial Security number marital status Date of arrival and num Ber of dependents in the com Mand rotation and ets dates and a summary of qualification Sand possible reasons for Selec  consideration will be Given to former prisoners of Warin Vietnam or Korea. Rehearsals begin May 1. After a variety of assignment sin the states the Pattillo picked up degrees in mathematics atthe University of Colorado. In 1961, now lieutenant colonels they served with the standardization evaluation group at Lang Ley fab Headquarters of the tactical air  picked up master s de Grees at George Washington University in conjunction with their courses at the army War col lege. Then in 1964, the twins shipped Back to Germany Bill As Deputy commander for operations at the50th tactical fighter Wing at Hahn Germany and Buck As director of operations for 17th of at Ramstein  May of last year Buck switched Over to take commando the 36th tactical fighter Wing at Pitburg Germany and Bui took Over the Safe safety Job in  twins Are married and each is the father of two boy Sand two girls no twins. Both like to Golf and ski in their spar time. Bill claims Buck is Albert the younger the bigger about 5 pounds heavier and /4 taller. Incidentally Buck s right names Charles c. Pattillo and Bills initials Are c. A. He does t use his first name. Stateside assignment Washington is Bringen. William a. Burke chief j the army Section in the . Military Mission to Lurtz. Is being transferred to the Arni training Center at h. Or Calif. He will report to ins n Post in Early july