European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 19, 1985 the stars and stripes pages charter flight crashes Are rare Dod says last fatal Accident was 75 ears ago by Iii k inc i a Asli Ingunn Bureau  despite plans by Unfres m  hearings into the Way the defense department Charters l Lihan aircraft statistics show thai fatal accidents involving aircraft chartered by the Milliar arc few and  be Ueen the air i orce military Airlift corny Mac has tint Nail i fatal civilian aircraft charter incident Nice no vember 1970. When a Capitol  airlines in k crashed upon Takeoff at Anchorage. Alaska killing 4 of 219 Mihitar passengers aboard. Mac contracts for about 2.000  civilian charter flights each sear moving 1.2 million defense department personnel. In fiscal 198?. Mac spent 5422 million to civilian Charters. The army s military traffic management come. Which Charters civilian aircraft for military use within the United states booked 1.019 flights last year moving More than 177.000 personnel at a Cost of  million. An m inc spokesman said the last Lime a fatal Acci Dent occurred involving a civilian plane chartered by the command was in 19 a. When a Lockheed Electra oper ated by american i Luis. Which was based in Oklahoma went Down in a ii ill Torrn. The spokesman said the company went out of busiest shortly after that acid it. Because the president and Vic president of the airline happened to be aboard the plane. He said records Are incomplete so it is Uncertain How Many service members were killed. He added that the Fleck a was a Small plane that held about to passengers. The number of flights per year by  carriers both scheduled and chartered is almost 5.5 million according to the i a. There were 21 fatal accidents from 1981 to 1984 involving a s Carrier aircraft with More than 260 fatalities. At curd ing to the National transportation Anil  Hoard. The military s use of civilian charter flights has come under scrutiny following the crash of an Arrow air k m Gander. Newfoundland. Dec. 12. The crash killed the Crew of eight and 248 members of the 101st air borne div who were returning Home after six months of duty in the Sinai desert. A senior air Force official pointed out thai the de sense department had not contracted for that flight. It was chartered by the multinational Lorce and observers an autonomous peacekeeping Force in the Sinai de Sert made up of soldiers from i i nations. Its Headquarters is in Rome. Me said the  Force chose Arrow air from the list of certified charter carriers used by Mac. The military has not stopped using Arrow air for charter flights since the Newfoundland crash the military has used 34 charter flights nine of those by Arrow air. He said the defense department relies on Federal aviation administration certification for aircraft safely evaluations. Arrow air is still certified by the  he said. As Long As the Faa certifies them we use them. It s to different from planes leaving civilian air ports every Day. This Accident happened to be on Arrow air. An air line that is unfamiliar to a lot of people. Hut Arrow air has to meet the same maintenance standards and pass the same safety inspections As anyone  he said there is no reason to consider barring Arrow air from military charter business until the investigation of the crash is completed. He said that while the air Force leaves the actual safety certification to the Faa it does make surveys of its contract carriers every other year mainly to take a look Al their paperwork and  he said i he air Force surveyed Arrow air last february. Arrow air is one of 17 earners used by the air i orce to Fly servicemen acts Between overseas locations and the United Stales. Fast year Arrow air received about a million in charter business about k percent of the total of s422 million Mac paid for civilian Charters about 95 percent of All personnel movements Are Han dle by civilian Charters. That figure would be the same in wartime As it is in  the official said a Mac spokesman said it would be hard to say How Many flights were used to move the other 5 percent virtually every Mac flight has Al least some passengers on it. Even if the flight is used primarily for movement of cargo civilian Charters Are used because Mac aircraft Are designed for moving cargo rather than people the offi Cial said. He said the concept of using civilian aircraft for military purposes goes Back to the Eisenhower administration. The concept Calls for asking All airlines to participate in the civil Reserve Airlift meet program. Carriers who wish to participate Are Given a chunk of the defense department charter business at a fixed Rale of 5.5 cents per passenger mile. We re not out looking for Low bidders he said Arrow air and the major carriers such As i a a i rans world airlines get paid the same  in return those carriers agree to provide a certain num Ber of aircraft maintenance personnel and Crew members to support the military in wartime. The amount of military business they receive is pro rated on the Sie of their contribution to the civil Reserve Airlift meet he said. We re committed to giving business to the airlines who commit the most resources to the  he said. Boy very very critical after falling into icy Pond Newark. Ohio a a 9-year-old boy was pulled in critical condition from an icy farm Pond tuesday after spending More than 40 minutes underwater authorities said. We happened to get Lucky and pull him out said Mike pack Ham one of two fire fighters who rescued Jeremy Ghiloni. Packham said rescuers detected a pulse and look the boy to Licking memorial hos Pital where he was described As very very critical by Hospital spokeswoman Sandy k noes Al the youth was taken to children s hos Pital in Columbus. He was placed on a heart bypass machine to raise his body temperature b drawing blood and heating it before returning the blood to the body said Hospital spokeswoman pain Barber. She said the boy s heart was beating on its own tuesday night and that he was in a drug induced coma to Mimmie any fur ther trauma to the  i just Hope he makes it Packham said. That s the main thing. ,. Sure it feels Good to save somebody s life but that s what this Job is All  de Maharg. Chief Deputy for the Licking county sheriffs department said Jeremy apparently was playing on an ice covered portion of the Pond when he fell into a Section about 10 feet deep. The Center of the Pond was open water Maharg said. He just got too close to the  Maharg said about a half do in other children were nearby waiting for t school bus when the Accident occurred at about 8 30 . L went out to Tell one of my kids to gel his gloves when this boy told me there was a kid drowning in the  said Kay Par rot to who called the emergency . Maharg said Jeremy was rescued about 9 20 . And Rescue workers began cardio pulmonary resuscitation and other lil Esav ing measures. Acting fire chief James Hurrell said Packham and firefighter Tom Curry went onto the ice in a Row boat and lowered a grappling Hook Inlo the water about 20 feet from Shore. Jeremy was lifted i nun i he water within minutes Burrell said. Rescuers real Jeremy Shiloni after the youth spent 40 minutes under water. I aut cruel a s very furry Christmas substituting her furs for the Christmas toys cruelly and the Kapuns hear Santa cd alas approaching he s . Hipe 9ehinp those boxes Santa won t havea merry Christ was this year heh heh Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 19, 1945 a Resolution that Calls on the . Government to influence Britain to permit unrestricted jewish immigration into Palestine As a prospective jewish Home land has passed the Senate and has been sent to the House of representatives 30 years ago foday. Dec. 19, 1955 Doris Hart of Coral Gables Fla. A teaching Tennis pro after 14 seasons As a top flight Amateur again was rated no. 1 by the ranking committee of the . Lawn Tennis association. 20 years ago foday dec. 19. 1965 gemini 7 astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman plunged Back to Earth ending the historic 14-Day rendezvous flight in space. Gemini 6 Astro nauts Waller Schirra and Thomas Stafford were recovered yesterday. 10 years ago today. Dec. 19. W5 a Senate committee approved the nomination of George Bush As Cia director after being assured by presi Dent Ford that Bush would not enter the political Arena by being selected As a 1976 vice presidential candidate