European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 6, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 3 general denounces article claiming air Force flies junk Over Germany  makers Lull in Bureau 5embach a Cwm Germany the 17th air Force commander tuesday sharply disputed a West orman newspapers Lory claiming dial the , military lies june on Luw la vol lights in West Ger Many. The United Stales air Force does not Fly junk maj. Gen. Richard Pasco Lold reporters in a news conference at Simbach a. We believe these errors in fact do a great disservice to he professional men and women assigned to the. United states air Force in Europe and do not present the Public the True fact".," Pasco said. Front Page photographs in the mass circulation build am son tug sunday showed an inoperative f-4c, identified As in f-16, under the headline this junk files Over our  the f-4c, with aluminium Patch Sand Hales pointed out in the photo graphs is 3 ground Trainer used by aircraft maintenance personnel to practice Battle damage  does t fit said 1st it. Los Carroll n Haw spokesman. Klaus Blum head of the political department Tor bid am sonntag told the stars and stripes thai the publication was aware of the mistake and plans a correction. He said the paper had not been contacted by the air Force about the Story. We will run a correction on whatever there is to Correct Blum said. The Bild article followed thursday s crash of an f-16 assigned to Matin a. Killed in the Accident we i