European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and Stripe Pajo 28 news briefs 4 airmen killed in crash of Tanker Jet in Panama Panama City Panama up a . Air Force refuelling Tanker Jet crashed near the Panama canal Asil attempted to land at a . Air base Early tuesday killing the four american crewmen aboard the plane. The pkg 135 Tanker Jet assigned 10 inc 305p.h. Air refuelling Wing at Griffon fab in Indi Ana was making its final approach to Howard a when it crashed for undetermined reason about 2 30 . Tuesday. Rescue workers rushed to the crash she near he Panama canal and a half mile from the air base bul authorities said All four american crewmen aboard the plane died. The names of the victims were being withheld pending notification of relatives said Southern come spokesman Bill Ormsbee. 2 Spanish army officers Driver killed by terrorists Madrid Spain a terrorists shot an killed two army officers and their chauffeur tuesday As hey drove along a Madrid Street police said the 2 40 . Attack brought to 19 the num Ber of victims of political violence in Spain this year. The assailants in tuesdays attack were believed to be Basque separatists. One of the men killed tuesday maj. Ricardo Saenz de Inastrillas was convicted in connection with an alleged right wine military plot against the government of prime minister Adolfo Suarez in 1978.police identified Llie Oiher victims As it. Col. Carlos Desieiro and chauffeur Francisco Casilla Macias. . Rules out payment to Libya to identify body Washington a the state depart ment on monday filed out a Ransom payment to Libya or other concessions in order to determine whether a body that reportedly washed ashore is that of one of the to american airmen lost in the april is bombing of Tripoli and  humanity would dictate a prompt Resolution of this  said Bernard Knob the department spokesman. But he said we have not As yet received an response to various diplomatic approaches through various channels about identifying the  air Force fighter bomber and its two Man Crew was most in the raids. The two listed As missing were cats. Fernan do l. Ribas Dominicci of san Juan puerto Rico and Paul Lorunce of san Francisco. Wednesday june 18,1986 american from Page 1 told my Friend to hold his legs  remained conscious and Calm throughout the ordeal she  was the Only one who knew the right thing to do Shroff said. She got into a terrific argument with everyone around her even Bough they did t understand what she was  other people acted like idiots i know that from the doctors Here he said. I Don t know if would be alive to Tell the Story if she had t been there Ward s involvement did t end after the ambulance took shroff1 away after leaving be scene to clean up she returned and found an ambulance Driver who looked  asked where Amri was the Driver told me he was in critical condition and that he May not live she said. "1  Ward who dropped out of nursing school to join the army found put where her patient was sent and met Shroff and his parents in his Hospital room monday night. He has been removed from the critical list and is  parents offered to buy me new clothes to re place the ones 1 bloodied. I saw How his parents looked at him hey love their son. I told them nothing would replace the feeling of satisfaction that i  German police have arrested no suspects in the at tack. Navy to probe efficiency of Marine fliers training by Norman Black a military writer Washington Navy Secretary John f. Leh Man has ordered an investigation to determine whether Marine corps aviators arc receiving sufficient Logis tical support raining and flight time to ensure readiness and safety. The probe will be conducted by the Navy s inspector general rear . John Fet Lorman and will focus on Marine corps squadrons lying the a-6 attack Jet the Basic All weather bomber assigned to Navy aircraft carriers officials said. The Ines ligation ordered iwo weeks ago. Follows an article in the Marine corps Gazette that concluded Marine a-6 air Crews were experiencing a higher mis Hap Rale compared to Navy Crews flying the Sam plane. Ii also follows by two months Lehman s we Klong Active duty stint with a Marine Squadron at Al Tore Calif. Lehman is a commander in the naval Reserve and a trained Bombardier navigator on a-6 aircraft a spokesman for Lehman capt. Mike Sherman said the Secretary is not implying that Marine a of Crews Are less capable than Navy Crews. Bul he wants to know if there s a problem Here that needs fixing. He spent time talking with marines on Active duty and tying with them and he obviously came away with some  the Marine corps has five Active Fleet squadrons of a-6 Juls compared Wilh the Navy s 15 Active a-6 squadrons. Most Navy aircraft earners arc sent to sea carrying Marine corps As Well As Navy aircraft in the Case of the a-6, each Squadron consists of 10to 12 planes. The a-6 has been specially outfitted with sophisticated electronic equipment that allows bomb ing runs against targets on land or at sea during foul weather or at night. A-6 aircraft participated in the april 15 nighttime bombing runs against targets in Libya. According to the article in the Marine corps Gazette a professional journal for officers Marine a-6 pilots have not been receiving As much right Lime As heir Navy counterparts. At the same Lime the Marine corps class a Accident rate for he a-6 has been exceeding that of the Navy since 1981. The Accident Rale is expressed in terms of major accidents per 100,000 hours of flight time. According to Marine statistics he a-6 Community had an Acci Dent rate of 8.62 mishaps per 100,000 flight hours in 198s. That is a reduction compared to the rates for 1983 and 1984, bul in still is above inc 5.02 rate reported by the Navy in 1985. A Marine officer who asked nol to be identified disputed inc Gazelle s conclusion thai Marine pilots were not getting As much flight Lime As Navy pilots saying the rates Are roughly comparable. The office acknowledged the corps Accident rate for the a-6 had exceeded that of the Navy but noted the marines have so few a-6 squadrons thai a single Accident can result in a poor Rale. In 1985, for example the Marine corps lost two a 6s compared Wilh four by the Navy bul the Navy was flying Many More planes the officer said. The Gazette article also decried logistical problems within the Marine corps thai in said translated to reduced maintenance support and criticized the Lack of ground simulators for Marine pilots. Maj. Tony Rothfork a Marine spokesman con firmed monday the corps has Only one a-6 simulator Locati d on the East coast at Cherry Point . Two of the Marine corps a-6 squadrons Are based on the weal coast at Al Tore. The primary focus of the investigation is to deter mine whether Marine a-6 Crews preparing for Carrier deployments Are getting the same logistical support and training Lime As Navy pilots Sherman said Mon Day. 11 Blacks killed As strike Marks Soweto Ann Iversdn Johann Esburg South Africa a the govern ment said tuesday that 11 Blacks were lulled during a Dafler a nationwide general strike marking the i oth anniversary of holing in Soweto but claimed that its Security Clampdown prevented widespread disturbances. Nowhere was there mass unrest said government spokesman Leon Meuel the incidents of violence  Mellet at a news conference in Pretoria said four