European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Rescue event ii of i Danes by Jerry Drane staff writer Aalborg Denmark is the Royal danish air Force Bravo team won the navigation portion of the 2nd International helicopter Rescue and re covery meet Here this week. The Danes Are competing against the air forces and navies of six other nations including he . Air Force. Each service represented in the meet has entered two teams. In the navigation event pilots must follow a route that takes them Over land and water. Flight plan must be filed estimating take off and arrival times a two checkpoints and a designated Landing zone. The plan must be strictly adhered to and penalty Points Are assessed for each second a Pilot is off sched ule. Out of a possible 1,000 Points the Danes scored 992. The ."alpha" team scored 947 Points for seventh place in this  tests facing the Crews were a scramble run in Whicha survivor is hoisted from a life raft in the water and precision winching event in which a weight has to be lowered from a hovering copter to a tar get on the ground. The top team of the meet Wasto receive a Large Silver and Crystal trophy dedicated to the name of Henri Dunant founder of the International red  teams from the navies and air forces of Belgium the Netherlands Sweden great Britain and Denmark were com Peting in the meet. Also present were teams from the . Air Force Atlantic aerospace res Cue and recovery Center and the German Navy. 4th Nataf blasts to i accent weapons i by Charles Graham staff writer jever Germany is the dust finally settled on the Nordhorn bomb Range after seven Days of rocket barrages strafing runs and skip bombing attacks not to mention nearly 100 deliveries of simulated nuclear devices. The occasion for this massive munitions drop was this year s accent tactical weapons  losing to 2nd Nataf the last two years the 4th Ata team commanded by it. Col. Ralph Annis of the Canadia forces pulled out the flying Vic tory by a 13-Point margin 2,753to 2,740. The last three missions of the meet were cancelled Fol lowing the crash of a belgian f104 on the bombing rang countries representing the 4th Nataf Are Canada the unite states and Germany s Southern sector. The United states was represented by 10 pilots and four f4s from the 50th tactical fighter Wing of Hahn air base Ger Many and three pilots and Floo from the 48th tactical fighter Wing of Lakenheath England maj. R. E. Kennedy of the 48th was top gun for the attack portion strafing skip bombing and rocket firing of the com petition. Kennedy won the Hon ors for Over All attack and for skip bombing. The countries in 2nd Tafare Belgium the Netherlands Britain and the Northern sector of Germany. Competition gives a feeling of accomplishment Aalborg Denmark is there Are a lot of different hats on the Wall at the 2nd International helicopter Rescue and re covery meet  24 choppers from the armed forces of seven nations compete against each other in the air on the ground and at Happy hour talk seems to turn at one time or the other to the future of the event. The meet has increased in size some 50 per cent since its be ginning a year ago. Though those in charge would like to invite everyone there is a distinct possibility that the meet might be come unwieldy with too Many  opinion was expressed by it. Col. . Eggers of the Royal danish air Force Deputy chief of the meet s directing staff. Eggers doubts the meet could be run comfortably with any More entries under its pres ent  he believes problems that should have. These Are everybody in peacetime he said thesis one of the very few ways you can show your efficiency. It is a Good Way of improving the equipment and personnel of the Rescue Mission. That is Why wish to keep the Competition restricted to Rescue  competitors in the meet Are invited strictly by the Host nation. There is no permanent or centralized group that has any control Over the  comes next year is up to the nation which wins this year. Chief judge for the meet .coast guard capt. . Mcnatt sees the meet going no Way but up in the future. The . Coast guard was invited but due to unforeseen circumstances was unable to attend. I Hope that conditions Are such next year that the coast guard can attend Mcnatt  and Italy were also invited to Send teams but were not Able to make the event. If the . Wins this year the will probably Host the meet in Europe Mcnatt said. Distance to the . Would preclude the entry of most european coun tries if the meet were held in the states he added. Seventh annual i of four years 4ththe honors. Each Nataf flew Rover the 50-Square-im, Horn Range located Fifthe South. The Missel Day and night Attal navigation problems 7j types of nuclear de Iii the aim of the i provide a theater for techniques said the Man Brig. Gen a a a a Canadian who is Chi i operations for agent 1crews for the tact of were selected at Rando lists of pilots sub cent he by the nations. Accent Mander in chief Raf marshal sir Augustus Ujj made the Choice by names from the hat with excellent flying for practically All of the. Competition Between Theata s w a s intense scores throughout the cation kept the pilots keen i ground Crews hopping it s a very exciting i said one american Pilot _,.,thing must be very precise the navigation problem Toi ample a winning time will Only seconds  another new Star Sian Sec it Bookstore