European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. October 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 9 Spanish company rebuilds fighter jets for . Air Force by b rend a Hoster staff writer get afe Spain 11 took technicians at a Spanish aeronautical factory Ess than a month 10 rebuild an f-15 from Tilburg a Germany delivered to them in pieces in december. The Jet s vertical stabilizers had been damaged As it was being moved into a hangar at Pitburg. The aircraft s wings engines and vertical stabilizers were re moved and in was loaded on a c-5a Gal Axy for the trip to Spain. The test Pilot said the repaired Jet was the Best handling f-15 he d flown in a Long Lime. The air Force pays technicians at Casa a cafe Contr clones act Nauli Cas Sci dad Anonia in be acc to keep Oiler f--1 and f-15 aircraft Rhrou Hout Europe thing overseeing the Spanish company s work Are 40 airmen and civilians of Del 19, air Force logistics come air Foice contract main Kenai ii Center my people ire responsible fur Mak ing sure the aircraft sent Here far depot maintenance meet the standards set Forth in the contract Aid that it ets done in a timely efficient Niini said it col. Charles 1 Ere. Detachment com Mander. Aircraft from bases in England Ger Many and Spain Are flown in for the maintenance thai can t be performed at the unit level Perez said. And performing Ihal maintenance in Thaier is cheaper and less Lime con suming As opposed to sending the air Craft Back to the Stales. It also Means we can get the jets Back Inlo their areas of operation much Quick or Perez said keeping the . Air Force in Europe in a slate of  Pere said the f-4s come into Asa a cafe for rebuilding while the Fiss come to Ihm for modification. We Lake inc f-4s almost entirely apart and fix what is wrong he said while the f-15 contracts Are for a multistage improvement program. Each f-15 gels about 10,000 Man  pan of that multistage program is up grading communications equipment and replacing the deteriorating foam within she jets wings and around the fuel sys tem. Pere said by 1990 few of is if any will remain in the theater As inc f-15 replaces thai aircraft. After inc aircraft arc repaired or up graded