European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 29, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 Rescue workers Survey a burned out car and other signs of destruction at the site where flaming Jet fuel and debris blasted into a crowd of spectators at Ramstein a. Is Dave Didio 115 injured in crash at Ramstein air show treated at hospitals by the stars and stripes Ramstein a West Germany civilian and military hospitals As far away a Frankfurt were treating More than 115 peo ple sunday Many with serious Burns suffered when an italian Jet crashed into crowd of spectators and exploded. The most seriously injured were taken to the emergency Hospital in Ludwigshafen about 30 Miles East of the Large air base that was hosting its annual open House and air show. A Hospital spokesman said the injure were coming in too fast to count adding that it would take hours to get exact numbers and nationalities. At Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center a triage Center was set up in the Hospital s main Entrance. The first of 115 injured arrived at 4 . Some of the injured later were transferred to civilian hospitals in Homberg Kaiserslautern Baum older Ludwigshafen and Koblenz. Lan Stuhl began recalling off duty personnel who were assisted by German army members and red Cross workers. An information Center for families was set up in a Lan Stuhl radiology wait ing room and officials established Spe Cial Telephone numbers for information regarding the injured. The numbers greets 486-7115 or 8127 and German civilian 06371-86-7115 or 8127. Hospital officials confirmed a total of46 dead in the catastrophe. The associated press quoted a German television network As saying for about 60 of the injured it s questionable whether the will survive their Kaiserslautern s City Hospital was treating about 50 German and american adults and children with additional Vic Tims being brought in through the eve Ning. Injuries ranged from cuts and Bro Ken limbs to severe Burns. Several of the injured were in critical condition. Ludwigshafen s City Hospital receive Dat least 10 germans and americans Al most All with Burns and some in serious Mannheim a Linimum that City s main Hospital received four badly burned adults and two children. The hos Pital was not immediately Able to identify any of the injured or give their nationalities. Both children and three of the adults had what the Hospital described As life threatening Kussel City Hospital about 15 Miles from the crash site received eight germans with minor injuries. One Man was treated for minor cuts and others were treated for minor Burns cuts and scrapes and were expected to be kept at least overnight a Hospital spokes Man Frankfurt army regional medical Center . Army emergency medical helicopters flew in four injured none of them germans one a 16-year-old boy were treated for third degree Bur Sand sent to other clinics. A British woman was in fair condition with Sec Ond degree Burns on her hands and face said Bill Swisher Hospital spokesman.uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 421st air ambulance in continue flying the injured after dark when Ger Man emergency aircraft which cannot Fly at night had to Stop Swisher said. Contributing to this report staff writers Janet d Agosti no in Lan Stuhl Daryl Green in Kaiserslautern Crystal Laureano and Anita Bosch in Darmstadt the italian air Force acrobatic team recce Tricolour perform the crowd at Ramstein a just before the disastrous three planes a Dave Didio the last Man Euver Over collision
