European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. October 11, 1985 the stars and strikes Page 3 sri. Dan Mcnama listens up Simc Lun nuts during Une of his year s Road kit Cunt esl coils As Raf upper i Icylind Knul Anu leu Inngle airman in it Mcc ii Lix iks in teams were All geared up for Rodeo contest . Bureau Raf Mildenhall. England judging by the looks of the Mildenhall learn it could have been a costume party. Their swashbuckling elizabethan outfits of brightly coloured crushed velour and lights belied the sense of urgency at hand. They just did t took As serious As say the Raf Lakin Heath England Guys who turned up in while overalls adorned with a threatening Palch bearing the Mono. Death before hut it docs l in alter what ii Wear when you re putting an Olive or in 26-ton Mack truck Complete with fuel tank around a relatively tiny figure eight. Vou just have id he Good. It s skill not dress that will gel Jour 34 Sihu air plane refuelling truck Baikal up to within ii Hes of where you want it to he. The third annual invitational Europe his Toca. A Usai e Cumpie Lilium Between the command s Petroleum Oil and lubricant units came to Raf mild Thall this in. On saturday 1.1 learns of up to seven men each showed up from Haws in Cwm Germany. England Spain cd Renee and the Netherlands the Drivers most Jim air i a Lisle d compel cd in him a Nis. The soul on Trivit and . Hanii Al Skil-., Liach team _ was kind on driving n slalom wunn1, a figure Ciglan run and a backing a Ercil. 1 hey had their Mechanic us know die and skills checked in team lire changing and a fault finding exercise. Judges also rated the teams on appearance and spot. Many of the cant members. Who were picked from base level competitions came finely tuned. Like staff sol. Milan Funk whose Raf Alconbury. England team s serious looking attire of embroidered Black Burels and Crimson coveralls won them the appear Ance award 1 in said inc Koa do test track was a Breeze. This is like a Highway compared to what we practice on he said of the figure Euhl course on the Mildenhall runway which is closed for repairs. The English weekend weather did t make it any easier for the learns. Non Stop 20 Mph winds made the 55-degree temperature fed even colder on 1he flight line. But neither the weather nor the tasks at hand dictated the attire for 1he men of Raf upper Heyford. England the Day s Overall winners. They came in while shins. Cut leu. Black How ties and vests just be fore inc brutal and dirty lira Cru being exer Cise so t. Mark fein item explained the reasoning or the Lack of it. We re not worried about getting lie said we knew we going to get dirty. We like it the winners Overall Raf upper Leyford. Trig land second. Lit bulb a Wen -. Third. Raf Lake Nhi Aili. Englund. Hacking Raf upper Heyford. Figure eight ill Burgat. Slat a a Desterberg a. Nethe brids. Inspection Raf . Tire changing flit Juniah. Esprit de corps Spang Alilam Ait West Germany. Appear Ana Raf Alconbury. The Klimt Iii Bun eos Umid Raf Mildenhall eni land. Team lakes a break
