European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 stars and stripes thursday March 27, 1986 c-47 to join Rhein main s Berlin Airlift memorial by Wendy Bourland staff writer Rhein main a Germany excitement showed on the faces of visitors at the Berlin Airlift memorial Monument wednesday As one of the original c-47 goo Ney Birds used in the Berlin Airlift flew passes Over the memorial. The plane will become a permanent part of the memorial after its insides Are stripped said air Force capt. Lor Rie Bourland Rhein main Public affairs officer. She said no Date is set for stripping and displaying the c-4?, donated by the luf Bruecke chapter of the Airlift association. This particular plane was originally delivered to the army in october 1944. It was sold by the air Force to Spain in 1963. The Spanish air Force flew the gooney Bird from 1966 until 1978, when it was withdrawn from service. It changed hands several times from 1978 until the present. Both c-47 and c-54 air planes were used in the Berlin Airlift dubbed operation vittles that delivered More than 2.3 million tons of food and supplies in 277,264 flights to Western zones of Berlin during 1948 and 1949. The Berlin Airlift is acknowledged As the greatest peacetime military operation in aviation history. Officials Are working to add to the memorial a c-54 spymaster that was flown in the Airlift. Other planned additions to the the project include a Freedom of flight conference and visitors Center an International recreation area and a German american Friendship Bridge across the autobahn connecting the memorial site with the Visi tors Center and recreation area. An original c-47 gooney Bird flies Over the Berlin Airlift memorial at Rhein main a Germany. Is photo by Ken George copters from Page 1 claims of a sandinista invasion Are a fabrication aimed at influencing the Senate to approve president Reagan s request for $100 million in Aid to nicaraguan rebels. State department spokesman Charles Redman said tuesday that on the heels of an attack last saturday by two nicaraguan battalions on nicaraguan Contra rebels in Side Honduras four additional battalions May be poised for a Border crossing. Redman said that information was provided by nicaraguan rebel forces and Hon Duran intelligence sources. At a news conference tuesday Carlos Tunnermann nicaraguan ambassador to the United states said no invasion had taken place. We Are not crossing the Bor Der. It is not True he said. In Managua presidential spokesman Manuel Espinoza said it is one More lie by the Reagan administration in its Campaign against  in response to an urgent request from honduran president Jose Azcona Hoyo Reagan on tuesday approved $20 million in emergency assistance for honduran Mili tary forces. He also agreed that . Helicopters and pilots will provide transportation assistance to the hondurans according to White House chief of staff Donald Regan. Regan said they Are in Honduras already As part of an ongoing military exercise operation big Pine 86." Regan said that while the . Personnel will be used in support of the honduran military forces they will go nowhere near the location of the  presidential spokesman Larry Speakes emphasized we have instructed . Commanders that . Personnel Are not to be introduced into combat  there have been numerous incidents along the Border for years because of the presence in Southern Honduras of thou Sands of .-backed nicaraguan rebels there. Redman said one of the nicaraguan battalions on sunday attempted to withdraw Back to Nicaragua but was blocked by a Large resistance column which moved to the Border Region from a Point farther South in Nicaragua. He said the Battle continued throughout the Day monday. In Tegucigalpa Honduras military intelligence sources said the More than 1,500 nicaraguan soldiers who reportedly Pur sued .-backed Contra rebels into Hon Duras were trying to fight their Way out but were meeting fierce rebel resistance. Libya from Page 1 sacrifice by  demonstrations condemning the . Actions were held wednesday in scattered Cit ies around the world including Athens Greece where Secretary of state George Shultz is meeting with greek leaders to discuss the future of american bases there. About 20,000 protesters gathered outside the parliament building in Athens and shouted hands off Libya and out with the bases of  anti american protests also were held in Milan Rome and Florence in Italy Madrid Spain a palestinian refugee Camp in Sidon Lebanon and Lahore Pakistan.  relations have been tense since Early this year when president Rea Gan ordered All americans to leave Libya and banned . Economic links to the North african country. A state department spokesman Michael austrian estimated that perhaps a couple Hundred americans remain in Libya de spite the ban. Asked about the safety of those Ameri cans khad Afy told Abc news they Are our guests. We Are a civilized  meanwhile a network chartered plane was intercepted and escorted away by two Carrier based Navy jets when it attempted to take television pictures of 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. The Navy interceptors escorted the Media charter plane for about 15 minutes tuesday. Then according to audio picked up by the networks one Pilot said Cita Tion 407, i suggest remaining Well  the jets peeled off. The charter plane re turned to us base in Italy. Temperatures March 25 attacked from Page 1 no american ship or plane within 60 Miles of libyan International Waters the com Mander of the . 6th Fleet said. One of my major responsibilities is to protect the american kids that operate these ships and Fly the air planes Kelso said. I would t want to wait around for a second one to shoot at me to find out what he was going to do so i activated the first shot. They Haven t come out to get into that sort of Range  the Admiral said wednesday was essentially a quiet Day with no action on either Side. We Are continuing our operations and exercising in International Waters and air  he said Navy pilots have been flying around the clock not knowing whether they were going to be shot  i think our men have used very Good judgment and been operating very Well Kelso said. We Haven t had one aircraft incident or aircraft Accident. It s a fantastic record to put three carriers together and operate like  the current exercise involving about 30 . Ships including the carriers Saratoga America and Coral sea Marks the first time since november 1984 that three carriers have been together in the Mediterranean. Kelso also said morale in the Fleet is probably the highest especially when they feel they re doing their Job and doing it  u h22 63 40 7331 36 47 7341 53 28 6636 53 49 7933 57 28 5829 70 20 5253 64 34 7951 72 47 7742 75 53 7437 62 57 7333 74 15 2332 57 24 5971 84 56 6842 75 46 7657 73 55 8250 76 Albany Albuquerqu Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic Cit Baltimore Billings Birmingham Bois Boston Buffal Burlington Charleston . Charleston  Cincinnat Cleveland Dallas it. 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Temperatures recorded wednesday go gets life sentence for killing staff sergeant Neu Ulm Germany a military court on wednesday sentenced pfc. Arthur Roy Jackson to life in prison for killing his assistant platoon sergeant last fall a 1st inf div fwd spokesman said. Jackson also received a dishonourable Dis charge was ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and was reduced in rank to Pri vate 1, said capt. Ben . Weiner. A jury of officers and enlisted member sentenced Jackson after he pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder Weiner said Jackson shot staff sgt Thomas j. Mar Low 31, on nov. 12, 1985, at Nelson bar Racks in Neu Ulm. Marlow was pronounced dead 35 minutes later at a nearby German Hospital. Weiner said Jackson had ripped an m-16 from the hands of a Soldier on guard duty confronted Marlow in formation and shot him in the face with the gun. Jackson had been assigned to he co 2ndbn, 4th inf 56th Field arty come for 20 months when the shooting occurred. 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