European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday july 8, Raf in Germany Marks Golden anniversary Story and photo by Jerry Drane staff writer Wildenrath Germany is the Raf s Celebration of its Golden anniversary was in the finest tradition of British were no slogans or banners. Nevertheless for the 50th birthday Celebration a massive air show captured and held the attention of More than 70,000 curious germans dutch and belgians who swarmed Over the sprawling Raf station at Wildenrath located Northeast of Aachen and about six Miles from the Netherlands visitors gawked at the Static displays of More than 20 Raf aircraft and craned their necks at the flying exhibitions which included the red arrows precision flying team and the Raf Parachute team the Falcons. As the Hunters lightnings provosts gnats harriers Canberra victors and Vulcan performed one Corner of the base was always crowded. Calling up much nostalgia and the most glorious time Insaf history were a spitfire and a Hurricane. The two old Birds lovingly cared for and Well preserved represented the heroic Battle of Britain by putting on an air show of their arrived at Wildenrath Complete with Battle scars which according to a near tearful ground crewman were the doings of a film company special effects Man. The spit and the Hurricane Are currently being used to film appropriately the Battle of another film Star was Auto Giro which appeared in the James Bond flick you Only live twice buzzed the crowd firing its fake machine guns and dropping smoke bombs. The Raf in Germany band serenaded the crowd throughout the afternoon and a real crowd please was the harrier Bri Tain s vertical Takeoff and Landing Jet the end of the show the crowd began filing out picked up lost children and created a monumental traffic Jam. Spitfire above and Hurricane give their own Battle of Britain air show. I t e eed arrows precision team left goes through Maneu vers. At right the harrier vol aircraft. Crowds were awed by gnat aircraft now level Fly by of the red Arrow at right the Eaf Parachute team the Fale Oitim Are on
