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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 19, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d rites we Honor . War dead Page 3 o big top appetites circus cuisine pages 14-15 n Aba nil playoff results sports. Page 21 ripes auth i died unofficial publication a med Recei vol. 46, no. 32 tuesday May 19,1987 08693 a 3 . Sailors in iraqi missile attack Washington a three . Sailors were lulled and 30 others were unaccounted for when an american Guidell missile frigate patrolling in the per Sian Gulf was attacked by iraqi aircraft sunday in an apparent Case of mistaken ideality the Pentagon said. It. Col. Arnold Williams a Pentagon spokesman said the 30 missing were apparently still in the portion of the ship but was  fire appear to be under control but one por Tion of the ship is still Loo hot to enter. Until it be comes possible to enter the space we expect that the number of the unaccounted for will remain at close to30," Williams said he Laid two sailors sustained Burns and two suffered smoke inhalation. The extent of their injuries was unknown. The identities of those killed were not immediately released. Thiere s been a lot of heroic actions by the Crew and in s been their prompt actions that figured into saving the ship he added. The state department issued a Strong protest Over tic attack. The United suites regards this attack with great seriousness said Secretary of stale George p. Shull. The president was informed at once of course and is following the situation  Robert Sims the chief Pentagon spokesman said the attack occurred around 10 . Local time As the Start was patrolling about 85 Miles Northeast of Bah rain. Sims said that based on preliminary reports the Stark was attacked by two iraqi Mirage of i fighters see sailors on Page 28 the guided missile frigate Stark which was attacked by Iraq warplanes in the persian Golf on sunday. Memorial dedicated to Wii dam busters Woodham. Spa England a airmen who flew with the famed dam busters during world War ii resume to their old base sunday to dedicate a memorial to 617 Squadron and their201 colleagues who died during mis Sions Over Germany. Under Rainy skies More than 1,000people listened to the Lait Post and stood for a minute in silent tribute Toile dead especially the 53 who Tost their lives in the daring and deadly radon the dams in the Ruhr area of Ger Many on May 16, 1943. Members of 617 Squadron fro around the world the United slates and Commonwealth countries including Canada Australia and new zealand attended the ceremony a Woodhall spa in the English mid lands. Air chief marshal sir David Craig chief of the air staff unveiled the Yorkston and Green Westmoreland slate memorial depicting water pouring through a breached dam. The Crest of 617 Squadron in the Center is sur rounded by the names of the 201 air Crew members of various nationalities who died Between 1943 and 1945. The Only remaining airworthy Lan Caster bomber like the ones used against the germans made three flybys to Salute those who took part in theraid which destroyed the Mohnac and Ever dams and damaged the sore Masdam. Four Tornado from the present 617 Squadron now based at the Royal air Force base at Marham Norfolk also flew past. At the end of the emotional 45-min-ule service the band from the Royal air Force College at Cha Noel played the see memorial on Page 28 Pilot commemorates Lindy s Atlantic crossing an american Pilot flying Solo Tom vow to Antic crossing by chases a. Lindbergh 5ettlnhpmlanding in Paris on sunday afternoon. Aviator psychologist Richard Gilson 43, a greeted with Champagne by a crowd of about 50 people at be bourse Airport near parrs at 2 .  s wife who had arrived by commercial flight earlier in the Day was among those waiting on the Airstrip under sunny skies. Gilson said shortly after Landing Turbo charged san gee engine four  Ushera in a new Era for Speed  capabilities for personal air Kajiji it his flight be Man from Orlando fla., to Newyork then or Flo stops in Moncton new Brunswick Gander Newfoundland Shannon Ireland and  Speed from Moncton to Gander Gander 10 Shannon and Shannon to Paris exceeded 300 Miles per single leg of the trip was 1.96itannpn,  had two Mourao a mama Undi ird tanks. He flew at 28j _ Dew in the Clouds a Blue skies and Sunshine said Gils Ontl Sor at the University of Central Florida. "1 flew for 8m he flew for 32 a. I flew with a radio following the path of jets Lindbergh flew  Learned a lot about the spirit of col. Lindbergh. He was definitely one Brave Man. Even Ray heart beat faster let me Tell  Gilson s trip was sponsored by the Lindbergh fund of which he is a director. He said uie trip was designed to pay homage to Lindbergh   i Able to go More than twice the Altitude and Speed of the spin of St Louis with far less fuel he said noting that he averaged 20 Miles per gallon on the trip. Lindbergh an air Reserve officer astounded the world on May 21, 1927, by Landing at Paris be Bour " flight from new York in his spirit of  took him from Long Island n.y., us the English Channel to  stake was a  or the first new York to pans non Stop flight. Ilia Fomund did trying forthe prize  
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