European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday december 10,1986 o Jet losses top 100 in year Brussels Belgium a nato air forces lost More than 100 jul tighten in air crashes in the 12-month period that ended oct. 31, Jane s defence weekly reported in its current Issue the respected London based Publica Tion said the aircraft had a value of More than $1 billion and represented the equivalent of the entire combat strength of the Royal norwegian air  it also said that since oct. 31, the United states has written off a further $560 million Worth of combat aircraft with the crash of two bib strategic  nato officials had no comment on the report. One official said the nato members do not report the loss of aircraft since we Are not in the business or Day today tracking of each crash. Jane a a subscription Only Publica Tion said the nato air forces lost 97 combat planes in the 12-month period ending oct. 31. No figures were available from tur key it added though it is reasonable to assume that turkish air Force losses would have taken the figures beyond the 100 Mark the weekly said if support aircraft were included. Nato lost 128 air planes during the fiscal year. It said the . Air Force lost 40 com Bat planes including 20 f-16s, seven f 4s and five a-7s. France was second with 15 jul fighters lost in accidents including 11 mirages and Britain came third with the toss of nine jul fighters including tour Tornado and three harriers. Jane s reported these losses for the other nato members Greece six West germ atty five Italy four Belgium Canada Portugal and nato urges Sharp arms cuts by David tar ant Security Are now also addressed by the staff writer soviet  Brussels. Belgium Nacho for nato officials stressed thursday that sign ministers thursday proposed sub the bulk of their proposed reductions Stantial reductions in conventional at would have to be made by the soviet Tensive arms in Europe including cutting Union. In a report issued last week the number of tanks by almost half. Nato estimated that the soviet Eaton the proposal which would affect hn�3wfjo_, tanks while Otlie Warsaw nato and the Warsaw pact members came a Day after soviet president Mik Hail Gorbachev announced substantial unilateral troop and arms reductions. The nato proposal released on the first Day of a two Day meeting of foreign ministers of the 16-Mcmbcr Atlantic Alli Ance noted that the major threat Tyr to ability in Europe comes from the rec scale stockpile of conventional Bftts Ca Pable of Offe Niiva operations the reductions announced by the so Viet Union Are a positive contribution to correcting this situation the four Page statement  indicate these Riou Ness with which the conventional imbalances which we have Long High lighted As a key problem of european pact countries have 14,500. The soviet Union has never Rel Craod official data on its convey Iona Tares. Nato a if 42ftanks. "v/rhi1l propose an Overall limit on the real holdings of armament in Europe the proposal said this limit should be substantially lower than exist ing Levels in the Case of tanks close to half. This would mean an Overall limit of about 40,000  in a speech to the United nations wednesday Gorbachev announced that the soviet Union would unilaterally Cut its military forces by a half million troops by 1991. A total of 10,000 tanks 8.500 artillery systems and boo combat aircraft also would be mothballed the Spain three each and the Netherlands Norway and Denmark two each. Nato members Luxembourg and ice land have no air forces. The f-16, in service with five nato air forces and ordered by another two u nato s most numerous fighter and rep resents More than one Quarter of the fighters lost Jane s said. The Cost of air crashes to nato Jane s said is illustrated by a recent United kingdom ministry of defense order for 41 additional Tornado to cover Royal air Force attrition losses. The Cost of the Purchase totalled 11.37 billion according to the publication. The reduction announced by Gorba Chev include culling $0,000 troops and  is in East Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Nato s proposal would require the soviets to Cut twice As Many tanks in Eastern Europe officials said. Our goal is far reaching nato Secretary general Manfred worrier said thursday. The Alliance is seeking bind ing and verifiable agreements which would eliminate the present conventional asymmetries. These would provide a durable basis for improved Security in the announcement came As nato prepared Jar a new round of conventional arms talks in Vienna Austria set to begin Early Rivert year. Gorbachev s announcement was  to put pres sure on the Western Alliance to move quickly during the negotiations. To that end guidelines Are being worked out for follow up talks to the currently stalled negotiations in Vienna. . Plane downed Over Mauritania Rabat Morocco a a missile attack downed a is Agency for intonation Dordo pineal dc-7 Orer Mauritania the today and All tire people aboard were pre Buff Ltd dead Araci Auswald. A second Aid dc-7 was dam aged by the anti aircraft a Lillef Bat was Able to Fly on and land in Morocco. No injuries were reported among those aboard. Official source in this North african country suggested that moroccan rebels of the marxist poll Miro front waging guerrilla War to establish an Independent Western Sahara South of Morocco were la blame for the attack. Crash from Page 1. Part of the City said bed Grosskamp a Remscheid police spokesman. Rescue units from the red Cross local fire and police departments and the German army responded to the disaster which left Many homeless. It s one of the worst sights i be Ever seen grass Kam said. Uwe pral Mann a Remscheid insurance Salesman was in his living room when he heard a loud noise and saw a Shadow pass Over his House. When he looked out is his window Protzmann saw a great red Flash then a Green Flash and then a second later a great  hearing horrible cries outside prot Mann ran out of his House toward the crash site but saw no one. Through heavy Black smoke he saw the plane embedded in the multifamily residence and a Parachute hanging in a tree. Then i heard a second explosion and saw a great flame. I jumped behind a House because i was very afraid Protzmann told the stars and stripes. Protzmann said a number of foreigners possibly turks and greeks lived in a building destroyed by the plane s Impact. It was just like the second world War Prytz Man said. The Jet assigned to Raf Ben Walers in England was deployed with he Wing s Del 4 at nor Mcnich  German air Force base near Cologne eighteen a 10s were at a Brenich thursday for a Tramine exercise that began monday said la Mike Caldwell a Safe spokesman West German defense authorities said thursday the plane was in route to practice Low level flying near sicken a Community near Remscheid. The Thunderbolt is a twin engine close air support Jet designed to provide air cover for ground forces widely called the tank killer or the wart hog the plane entered the air Force s inventory in 1976. It can carry a wide assortment of munitions including bombs or Maverick missiles. A 30