European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday april Zub 1988 historian says Potshot killed red Baron London up legendary world War i German air Ace red Baron Manfred von Richthofen with 80 kills 1o his score was downed and killed by a single haphazard British bul Lei and no Defeated in Aerial dogfight a historian said monday. Aviation expert Hugh Scanlan said hit claim was bated an a recently Dis covered letter he said he has authenticated is written by one of the doctors who  re Alhofen s body after his Aerial reign was ended on the West pm front in inc last months of the War. Credit folic defeat of Richl Hofen flamboyant Nobleman nicknamed red Baron because his planes were painted red was claimed Al the time by Sev eral Allied pilots including one austra Lian Crew that said in had riddled him with builds till he  Richthofen s skills in shooting Down 80 Allied planes in Aerial combat and the daring exploits of the dying Cir Cus he led were legendary. However a Canadian Pilot Roy Brown was generally credited with conquering him in an Aerial dogfight Over France april 21,1918. Bui the new evidence says that von Kich Tholen was lulled by a single Bullet the Only one to hit his plane fired by an unknown British artillery spotter whose reconnaissance aircraft crept up unseen on Richthofen Scanlan said in an interview. The letter in the handwriting of prof. John Alexander Nixon who served As a consultant physician to the British fourth army was discovered last month being used As a bookmark in a volume of Isih Century poetry scan Ian said. It s ironic said Scanlan but now it seems that the invincible red Baron was shot Down by a reconnaissance Chap taking a  Ninon s letter dated 1934, said he and another doctor were summoned to the Ber tangles Airfield in France to View Riehl Hofen s body to decide if possible to which of the several claim ants the credit of bringing Down Rich Hofen  it said they found Richthofen s plane had been hit by one single Bullet which has passed through inc fuselage and entered Richl Riffen s Chest in the Middle of the right Axilla armpit. Travelling horizontally it had struck the front of the vertebrae and glanced off probably into the heart it Laid. It is probably in this manner that the fatal Bullet reached Richthofen unsuspected and killed him instantly the letter said. Ninon s letter also gave a clue to the ultimate Victor Over the red Baron Scanlan said. It cited a report by an unidentified artillery observer who reported the same Day that he overtook a German in a Scarlet plane who seemed unaware of the presence of any other Jane in the near Vicinity. The British observer seeing his Opportunity flew tip beside him and in passing let him have a Belt " of gunfire. This observer s report must be hid Den away somewhere in the archives of the Public records office where it has eluded historians to far if it has t been lost and we can finally get i name Scanlan raid. News briefs Rutherford takes charge As 17th air Force Leader Sembach a West Germany Mai. Gen. Robert 1, Rutherford assumed command of the 17th air Force monday. Rutherford replaced maj Gen. Richard m. Pascoe who will command the air defense weapons Center at Tyndall aka Fla. Rutherford formerly Safe s Deputy chief of staff for operations it a command Pilot with More than 1,700 flying hours. His military Deco rations include the lesion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster the distinguished flying Cross with two Oak Leaf clusters the meritorious service medal with two Oak Leaf clusters and the air medal with 11 Oak Leaf clusters. Israeli Navy reports sinking guerrilla boat off Lebanon Jerusalem a military officials said the israeli Navy Sank a guerrilla boat off Leb anon monday and Israel radio said the two peo ple aboard the rubber Dinghy were killed. Ati army official said the Navy vessel was on n routine patrol when in spotted the guerrilla boat near the Southern lebanese port City of Tyre the Navy vessel opened fire sinking the boat said the official. . Security Council condemns assassination United nations a the Security Council voted 14-0 monday to condemn the assassination of Flo Deputy commander Khalil Al Waar. The United states abstained from voting. It could have vetoed the Resolution. Tunisian officials and israeli sources say israeli commandos gunned Down Wazir the pal Estine liberation organization s 52-year-old military commander at his Home in suburban Tunis on april 16. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations. The Security Council Resolution condemns the slaying but does not explicitly criticize Israel. However inc Resolution approved monday does refer to a 19ss Resolution passed after Israel bombed Plo Headquarters in Tunis. The i98s measure condemned Israel and demanded Hal in refrain from further acts of  w. Berlin official named successor to Worner Bonn up Chancellor Helmut Kohl has named Rupert Scholz. So head of the West Ber Lin Justice department to replace Manfred Warner As defense minister when Warner goes to Brussels to become nato Secretary general informed government source Aid monday. Kohl called a Bonn news conference for tues Day to announce a successor to Warner who Wili replace Ord Carrington of Britain As the civil Ian head of the Western military Alliance. Sub from Page 1 John of Kennedy and taken to the naval Hospital in Jacksonville Fla according to Borlon the extent of the injuries was unknown but some of them had smoke inhalation Baker said. The rest of the Bonefish s crewmen were taken aboard the guided missile frigate Carr and taken to Mayport Fla., for a flight Back to the Bonefish s Home port of Charleston  the solemn faced crewmen refused request from re porters to answer questions about the fire when they arrived in Mayport most were wearing Blue coveralls and sneakers but Many were shoeless. A few carried Small Plas tic Tass apparently holding few of their belongings. They were taken to a wailing cargo plane. Leeder said the Carr would attempt to Low the submarine either to port canaveral Fla., or Charleston. There apparently was no serious problem in keeping in afloat Laic sunday acc Derraid. The submarine Rescue ship Percl from Charleston was on its Way and will determine whether the fire is out the Navy said. The petrel was expected to arrive monday afternoon. People from the petrel will be boarding the sub to make any kind of damage assessment said u. Cmdr. Patricia Mcmillan a Norfolk spokeswoman adding that afterwards a decision would be Mode on where Lolow Ihetu. Leeder said it would Lake considerable time to Low the Bonefish into port it can make about 3 Mph under Tow a senior naval officer said. The Bonefish had been taking pan in routine exercise for about a week with the can and the Juk in what is called the Jacksonville operations area authorities said. The sub was commissioned in 1959 and is used primarily for training Lccy Craid. The 2,695-ton, 219-foot submarine was built by new York shipbuilding in Camden n.j., and launched in 1958. U normally Camel a Crew of 82. In is capable of travelling about is knots on the surface and about 21 knots submerged according to Jane s fighting snips. It is powered by three 1,500-Bonepower engine that drive a single propeller while travelling on the surface. Once submerged u is driven by two electric motors. The Bonefish Tike its sister vessels the Barbel and Blueback is capable of carrying torpedoes but no missiles. They were the last diesel electric combat submarines to be constructed for the Navy and arc expected to be Deco Mission cd in the 80s. Navy officials use the diesel powered Jubi to simulate soviet submarines because the soviet Union still operates approximately 100 diesel electric vessels. In All the United states operates Fourd esd cd citric boats. Nuke Rule from Paga 1 Mark s nato role danish foreign minister Uffe Ella Mann Jensen told the associated press monday both the americans and the British have made it Clear hat if the ban remains in effect. It Wilt be necessary to discuss the full participation of Denmark in military matters he said. The Issue prompted nato defense ministers to move their meeting set for wednesday and thursday from holding Denmark to nato Headquarters in Brussels. In the Wake of the danish move England suspended All its naval visits to Denmark until the May 10 elec Tion. . And British policy is to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons. Shultz was in Brussels monday to Brief hit nato colleagues on talks last week with soviet Leader Mik Hail Gorbachev and soviet foreign minister Edwird Shevardnadze the talks advancing the fourth Summit Between Gorbachev and president Reagan May 29 through june 2, produced Little Progress on a strategic arms reduction treaty Start. While both sides were hoping to Complete negotiations before the Summit in Moscow problems Hal Sulu would not define hampered the Effort. They re hard issues to gel Al and they involve a lot of pick and shovel work be said without offering specifics. So i think this process is going alone. And it s important to reach an agreement in Start but it s More important to reach a Good agreement that s solid that people Are comfortable with on both  the agreement is aimed at reducing by 50 percent . And soviet strategic arsenals of land and sea based Long Range nuclear weapons. The Reuters news service reported Friday that an additional problem in the talks is the deadlock Over the Reagan administration s strategic defense Initia Tive the space based missile defense program. Moscow says in will no sign a strategic arms pact without curbs on the ski program Reuters reported. Shultz and Shevardnadze have scheduled another pre Summit meeting May 11-12 in Geneva. The Start Issue Likely will be brought up again this week in Brussels Al the first meeting since Decem Ber Osnato defense minister. The meetings Likely will focus on Long term arms planning by the Alliance. Scheduled to attend from inc United states is Secre tary of defense Frank Carlucci who will discuss . And soviet preparation on the 13-year inspection pro Tram outlined in the superpower Accord Banning is id based intermediate Range nuclear weapons from Europe. Although the problems relating to Denmark Are not i scheduled topic during the two Day meeting the problems most Likely will surface during the discussions. Senior defense officials of ail nato nations except France and Iceland will attend the meeting. Gorbachev from Page 1 Point out problems As Well As positive developments in our relationship s the May 29-june 2 Summit approaches. As chances Tor a itral Egic rim reduction agreement have dimmed. Reagan has begun to highlight regional problems human Ngow and other aspects of .-so Viet relations in preparation for the Tum Mil be use Only limited headway can be i pecked in arms control Ifica Moscow meeting will Lack the kind of Concrete sign of Progress thai the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty provided for their Washington Summit in december