European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 10, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 27 . Civilian team finishes second in copter Competition in Russia writer Darmstadt Germany sets a3. Civilian team headed by a retired by lieutenant colonel has flown a Bell Ranger helicopter to a second place a in the third annual world helicopter petition which ended sunday at i army aviator Frank Cantwell now works in the research and devel ment program of the Bell helicopter co. Fort Worth. Texas stopped overnight it on his return from the soviet Union i said he did t feel too badly aborting second Cantwell piloted the red White and Blue copter to Germany from Vitebsk a Ming Community about 300 Miles West Moscow. Cantwell and his wife Faye will a their son and his family Here before linking on to England where Cantwell 1 deliver the helicopter to a buyer curtain Raiser the Jet Ranger helicopter is still Embla Ned with patriotic colors an american in and the letters Usa which the Bell to it for the Competition. I know i the Only Western helicopter like this tolerate the Iron curtain said cant ii. Every time we put Down people re All Over the helicopter to look at Hie . And Britain pulled their Mili a teams out of the Competition because the controversial trials of soviet Diss its Anatoly Shch Aransky and Alexander Alburg. But both countries allowed civil pilots to participate. If we d had our Ilary members who d been training Forb Competition the . Might Well Nave me in said first i countries took part in the compete with Russia first the . Second third. Poland fourth hungary1 Britain last he said. But without a the most popular helicopter was Cantwell said of the Jet Ranger e army equivalent is the oh-58.itwell s experience in flying army inters was augmented by a three. Training period in june on the Jet Jer. He then flew the helicopter from Worth to Virginia. It was shipped to Mchaven where Cantwell picked it up trained an additional week at Ahlhorn Northern Germany with the German i joined the polish teams and their five piers in Warsaw and than we flew in Tion to Russia where we were met by escort said Cantwell. Land was quite different in he said. There were almost no my a i Frank Cantwell is greeted by his wife and granddaughter in Darmstadt. Is Meuser cars the Countryside was Beautiful an there was evidence the russians had collected a lot of people onto Vitebsk a City of 300,000 population our russian hosts included the woman mayor and they were very Good and showed us said Cantwell s wife Faye. She was Able to join her husband by flying with the German team members Ona c-130 transport plane. That s the first German plane since world War ii to enter Russia like that said Cantwell. The helicopter Competition began july28 and included five events a slalom course precision hovering navigation timed arrivals Over 80 Kilometres and free did such things As flying about 18 to so feet up with a Crew member standing on the helicopter skids holding a bucket of water by a rope said Cantwell. We had to direct the bucket through Gates and then set it Down in a Bull s Eye on a table Al without spilling the water. In the free style we had to write Dow what we d do Maneu vers and then go put and do it said Cantwell. Cantwell said we did t modify it the copter in any Way. It was just new off the locks stocks Courtesy of Dean Witter Reynolds Frankfurt Ouess Eldorf it iy9ti in j g tag Mph .0 i nets by i for Afi of \. Up is of t w5/4 a 22" pc a Ono p. 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Team had three women and five male pilots. Forty nine pilots flew in the were very interested in the . And asked a lot of questions said cant Well. They made a Point that relation ships with the states should be Friendly since we were allies in the War. There did t seem to be any did increase Trade with said Faye Cantwell. We came Back wit five boxes of Candy dolls Samovar and lots of delivering the helicopter to eng land the cant Wells will return Home to Bedford Texas and four other children. Besides 1st it. Richard Cantwell. Assigned to the 547th engineers Here they have a son in flight training with the air Force daughter in Dallas a 19-year-old attending Southern methodist University and a 16-year-old at Home. While in the army Cantwell was stationed at Baum older with the 8th inf div from i960 to 1963. Ingmar Bergman Back to work in Sweden Stockholm a film Directo Ingmar Bergman is returning temporarily to Sweden to direct Strindberg s death dance at the Royal dramatic theater Here. He was rehearsing the same play i january 1976, when police arrested him on stage to interrogate him in a suspected tax evasion Case. Bergman suffered a nervous breakdown and fled abroad saying it was impossible to work in Sweden. He has been living abroad since and has directed one movie the Serpent s , swedish authorities have freed Bergman of All tax evasion charges and police and tax officials have received Public criticism for their handling of therase. Bergman said lately he has nothing against temporary work and Holiday visits to Sweden. But he does not intend to Moseback to Sweden permanently at least not at present. Dow Jones averages new York
