European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 10, 19b8 the stars and stripes Ige 3 two members of la Royal air Force s red am acrobatic dish y learn pass close to Caa other during one of the displays at the Farnborough air show on thursday. British Feam resumes aero6b#c act of Famborough c been Given special permission to Fly r spectators Fol a minimum height of Farnborough England a of Thesli air Trade representatives on the the red arrows performed daredevil fourth Day of the we Klong biennial Aerial stunts with customary flair and Farnborough air show near this town 35 precision wednesday at Britain s top Miles Southwest of London aviation event in the first full scale Dis a i think driving Down the main Road play since he West German air show " disaster. The Royal air Force s team of live Scarlet Hawk fighters glinting in Brilliant Sunshine performed without any apparent changes in its usual program of close Hying formations loops and crossovers and without any Manouil Luhcs. Nothing is As Welting is this said is probably More dangerous Richard son said probably the greater danger Here is losing your hearing. During one sequence two red Arrow jets zoomed toward each other at a combined Speed of about 500 Mph passe within 100 feet of each other and then peeled off one of them Over a Spectator Spectator Ian Richardson 43, a system analyst with 3 British airline. Richardson joined an Coli rated 35,000 people most area. All other display aircraft must keep to the other Side of a line 500 feet from the crowd but the red arrows traditionally have Over i too feel. They were actually at about 750 feet when they went Over flit common area they were a touch High said Tea supervisor Raf Commanda Kitdavid e. Lippard the Famborough air show opened sunday under the Shadow of the aug 2b air show disaster at the Ramstein a in West Germany. Three aircraft of the ital Ian Tricolo Rcd arrows display team collided during a High Speed Man Euver kill ing 56 spectators and injuring More than 300 others. The red arrows regularly thrill crowds in Britain and abroad. They will perform daily through sunday when he show ends. I find aircraft pretty thrilling especially the red arrows said Helen Robertson 23, who sat in a Grassy enclosure watching the Hawks scream past trailing red White and Blue smoke that was a tragic Accident Alra Stcin but that does t mean it s going to happen at every air show it s a Chance in a Mill Ion. Lippard said one of the jets arrived tote during the Boomerang Man Euver in the stunt two Hawks converge climb rapidly and end up flying vertically alongside. Secrets of test helmet stolen during air show Farnborough England a a spy broke into an exhibition Hall of the Famborough air show and stole Lech i British swimmer \ sets Channel re Corck Dover. England a a 23- year old Wrilon thursday broke the Speed record for swimming the English Channel from France to England Mak ing the crossing in just Over eight hours. Richard Darcy. A chemical Engineer from Folkestone swam in Calm seas and Clear weather from Cap Griz Nez France to is Margaret s Bay near Dover England in 8 hours and 5 min utes he Cut by 10 minutes the record for a crossing from France to England set by Philip Rush of new zealand last year. The fastest swim for a Channel Cross ing in either direction was set in 1978 by Penny acc Dean of the United states while swimming from England to France in 7 hours 40 minutes. Cal information about a prototype . Fighter Pilot helmet press association reported  British Domestic news Agency said the Raider bypassed police patrols overnight and broke into one of the show Halls where he dismal cd the  and is believed to have photographed its optics system. The optics system gives pilots the ability i fire at targets not directly ahead of the the Agency quoted Sun Hill president of Kaiser electronics of California Developer of to Lac helmet it was expertly taken Apan by so Konc who knew exactly what he was doing the lining was forcibly ripped out he clearly knt the secret to the whole system Lay in the arrangement of optics under  kill we quoted As saying he had no idea whether Utcy Truder was from another country or from a  ministry of Helens spokesman said each of the Snow s Futar exhibition Halls was patrolled by two policemen during the night. The we Klong air Shiv Europe s leading showcase for aeronautic manufacturers draws thousands of buyers tellers and spectators to Famborough 35 Miles Southwest of London Ait Artel s drawing shows the prototype helmet whose secrets were stolen at an air show