European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 in front of a line of two spectators left enjoy ice Cream during open House at Rhei main a c130 cargo plane right flies Over the Berlin Airlift memorial Rhein hosts air open House text and photos by Emmett Lewis staff writer Rhei main Germany thou Sands of germans and americans roamed around the flight line at Rhei main a Sun looking at eating american ice Cream and soaking up some Sun at the 1985 Rhei main open House and air this year there were less than visitors contrasted with last but the reason for the decrease is not a base spokesperson the morning air show was but the afternoon air while behind sched included a variety of demonstrations by cargo including an assault Takeoff and Low Altitude cargo parachutists and a formation a Fulton recovery was also Demon according to a base this method of recovering downed airmen behind enemy lines uses a balloon with a line attached to the downed the balloon hoists the Ling High enough in the air for it to be snared by a specially equipped c130 Hercules cargo the Fulton recovery method is used Only As a last resort and was demonstrated using a the spokeswoman air Force transports and cargo aircraft were on along with army helicopters and in aircraft from the norwegian and Canadian air and several civilian aircraft were also on display More than 30 aircraft in in a hangar adjacent to the engines and propellers from several Mili tary Airlift come cargo aircraft were Dis along with a couple of civilian gliders and a Small propeller driven also in the hangar were displays of survival and combat control about 75 demonstrators were escorted away from the front Gate of the base by to a0 German police with riot German police remove one of about 75 demonstrators from the front Gate at Rhel main a10 Pilot Steve Sischo of the 81st tac fighter Wing at Raf Ben Waters talks to Rhei main air show