European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday Augu 8, 196s the stars and stripes Page 7 . Vies in world Chute meet by de Freakley Stair writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany is _ the . Parachute team has left Here for Austria and the ninth world parachuting championship meet which begins team arrived in Germany on tuesday and was visiting whereas guests of the seventh army Parachute five men and five women members of the american Tea will be competing through aug. 26 against sky divers from 32other nations during the is Day meet in team was selected at the us. Finals in Marana ariz., Las month. The 10 finalists were selected from military and Civilia parachutists from across Amer Ica. Team members the men s team includes Lockward 25, of the . Army Parachute team Golden Knight sit. Bragg . He leads the team in number of jumps with 1,991. Clayton Schoelpple at 18 is the youngest person to Ever make the . Team. Schoelpple who just graduated from High school started jumping at 14. He has made 950 jumps. Also on the men s team Are Gary Lewis 27 David Sauve 28, and James Davis 24.the women s team includes Barbara Roqumore. 28 Anni Zurcher. 23 Martha Huddleston 28 Karen Roach 26, and Susa Joerns 24. Russian champs the world championships Are held every other year. The . Did not participate in 1966 be cause the meet was held in East Germany. Russia won that 1964 the . Women s team took first place and the me finished third. The . Took Sec Ond Overall behind Czechoslovakia. The meet consists of three competitions. There is an individual accuracy jumping division from 3,200 feet. The second event is a style jump against the clock from 6,600 feet. The final contest is team accuracy where four team Mem Bers jump together from 3,200feet. 15 land at Mannheim ferry flights prove colonel right \ 1\tmtittt Arm. / re Mannheim Germany Spe Cial the last of 15 u8 aircraft newly reassigned from the states to Usa eur units landed Tcoleman army Airfield Here this week and the final twin engine plane was piloted by col. E. P. Fleming jr., the Deputy director of army aviation. It was an appropriate finale forthe four Day journey which took Fleming and 29 other aviator from it. Riley kan., to Mcguire air Force base n.j., to Newfoundland the azores and Spain. Appropriate because More than15 years ago while serving As the com z aviation officer Flem ing firs proposed the ferrying or flying of aircraft to their destination rather than shipping them by boat disassembled and crated. We had received some l23aswhich were banged up and rusted As a result of the Long voyage across the Atlantic he recalled. The newly arrived l 8s at Mannheim will be assigned to various Usa eur units. Army 7vfff/t gunners learn in of green9 by Nick Stavriotis a Nuernberg Bureau chief Erlanger Germany is talk about infrared to a tank gunner and hell probably turn to s part of his conditioning like night use the red Light the infrared Light to observe the i target by using the m18 in binoculars but what you see eve through the gunner s primary sight is All s simple said s. Sgt. Christin Chouane. An instructor at the 4th army div s 1st ,35th Armor tank gunners train ing school statement reminded someone of Choua s pronouncement after the initial fire v .-.naglffci-iilw.jt,-a�-j.v- v
