European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse 196t the stars and stripes Germany . Team arrives for acrobatic olympics by Glenn May by staff writer Abs a it acrobatic team got an _ Kut to Europe but without of a Force c141 brought he six team pilots and the eight a tiers of their supporting cast hire with four planes partially Emblem in preparation for fifth world acrobatic compe scheduled aug. 17 to 31 in Uon Magdeburg East the pilots the team comprises a team Captain a of Miami fla., the women judge and assistant for the in National Champion Harold Kri Tiht it it a final Flor Stirr Iii a " pm to lir to id to. Worth tex., the men s National aug. 17 near Hannover then Fly Champion miss Mary Gaffaney " the planes to East team practice together i for two weeks before com International flying jury an in or of Wichita kan., a former \ Here said team Captain Roscoe Ter Preter and four of the team is decided by the final standings in the annual . Acrobatic compete the single engined highly specialized Craft for the . Ence. National Champion Art Scholl Morton of new Orleans of Rubidoux Calif. Bob Heren it s really a disadvantage Deen of Torrance Calif., and having to disassemble and re Marion Cole of Monroe la. J assemble our planes now mor together they represent More j ton said. We should be prac than 100 years of flying expert j it takes about two Days to get the four planes ready Towill be Charlie Hillard of fort j the team will practice until Fly after they Are dismantled. Assembly Point members of the . Team for the world aerobatic meet to be held in Magdeburg East Germany assemble their planes after arrival at Rhein main airbase. Is photo by Hunter 2 units cited for transport safety Marks Kaiserslautern Germany special the 37th transportation group largest line haul sup port unit in the army and the major transporter of military goods in Europe has presented its yearly commander s Safe driving performance awards to the 53rd transportation in and the76th transportation co. Ceremonies were held at thew s 6966 civilian labor group Here. Col. William g. Applegate group commander presented plaques to it. Col. John . Of the 53rd, and capt. Ronald w. Crutchfield co of the76th. .48 rate the battalion award represents Over 7.150 million Miles of driving with a .48 Accident rate Well below the .52 rate established by Niz the 37th s Parent organi the rate is determined by mul Jung the number of accidents a 100,000 and dividing by the to Iai milage accumulated for the year. A .48 rate represents less lne rec Drable Accident forever 200,000 Miles driven travelling the congested Ger Man autobahn daily in support a w Seia to. Unit of the 53rd in to Pir Masens Germany to e company Safe drive performance award for amassing Over 1.1 million mites we a .14 rate i Iron horsemen chosen top in in 4th army div he pointed out that team from some 16 other participating countries mostly european do not have to dismantle their planes because they can be flown to the Competition the world Competition is no new to most of the fliers Morton explained. It will be Krier s third appearance in world Competition which is held every two , Herendeen Scholl and Morton have been in one otherworld meet. The Competition is quite strenuous Morton noted even though there is no formation flying. He said there Are 17 fixed Maneu vers including Rolls spins Tail slides loops and turns and 17 others which Are devised by the judges at the com petition plus free style Manev ers each Pilot can perform to accumulate Points. Morton said each Pilot can Fly about 90 Dif Ferent Maneu vers during the Competition. The Competition area is horizontally two thirds of a mile by a half mile and the Manev Esmust be completed at an Alti tude ranging from 328 to 3,520feet. The country with the three to scoring pilots receives the top award for the meet great sacrifice Morton said the world meet could be compared to the olym s a goal All the pilots look Forward to and work toward forbears he said. It is a great personal sacrifice Money Island Tim Wise and everyone of the pilots must have plenty of stamina to stay in the compete team is supported by per Sonal donations of .enthusiasts. The interpreter for the teams the Rev. Frederick Lang a a flying Hillesheim. Germany Spe Cial the maj. Gen. John s. Wood combat readiness award symbolic of the outstanding Bat Talion in the 4th army div has been presented to the 4th in 35th Armor. The presentation was made by the general s wid Iron horsemen battalion received the trophy for the Sec Ond time in four years. It was donated by Wood the division first wartime commander in 195. He died in 1966.lt. Col. Peter c. Crasser battalion commander accepted the award from mrs. Abigail Wood and maj. Gen. E. C. , 4th army div cd. The 4th in 35th Armor i winning the trophy was selected As the battalion with the High est state of combat readiness in the division. Among their achievements during the past year the Iron horsemen led division scoring on the 1967 tank Crew proficiency criteria for the award include operational readiness tests material readiness inspections reenlistment percentages incident rates and military vehicle Accident ceremony featured a mounted Parade by All 172 vehicles in the 4th in 35th Armor assistant division the dignitaries attending the event were it. Gen. Donald previous recipients of the Wood award were the 2nd so v. Bennett vhf corps cd and 4th Cav 1967, and the 1st in Brig. Gen. Arthur w. Kogstad 154th inf 1966. Tive of Randolph Ohio who i studying for a doctorate degree in languages in Rome. A Pilot himself he was trained by Krier 12 years ago. He served As inter Preter for the . Team in 1964 in team belongs to the National aeronautics administration Naa. In conjunction with the federation of aeronautics International which is in charge of All records in flying Competition Morton said. Morait at Skei Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial _ col. Charles k. Mora has replaced col. Ralph e. Mcdaniel As vice commander european tropics Region ground elec engineering installation Agency gee a. Reflected review the combat read in of the outstanding 4th army div battalion the 4th in 35th Armor is mirrored in the . John s. Wood trophy. Arty new
