European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6the stars and stripes saturday february 23, 1991war in the Golf. A a. A. A. A  Ltd a. A. ,. A. H a _ unarmed Iet claims War s first kill. A b a a a a i a a a a a. By the stars and stripes1 Middle East Bureau. Saudi Arabia a the first a a kill of an enemy aircraft in the persian Gulf War May eventually go to the Crew of an unarmed . Electronic jamming Jet. In an Only in the movies scenario an ef-111a eluded a pursuing iraqi fighter in the opening minutes of the War by diving to the desert floor and banking away sharply. The trailing iraqi Pilot  duplicate the Man Euver and slowed his Al Mirage into the ground the ef-111a Crew said. A a a a we got so Low he  Hack it and smeared into the ground behind us a said the electronic officer air Force capt. Brent d. Brandon 30, of Houston. A it can t turn As tight. And they can to Fly As Well As we can at Low  a Brandon and the Pilot capt. Jim Denton Are part of the 48th tac fighter Wing normally assigned to Raf Lakin Heath England. A Wing spokesman said the air Force is investigating whether the two will go Down in history for destroying an enemy fighter in an aircraft never intended for air to air combat. If so the Crew will relish the bragging a rights. A a a a a. A a a we a get the first kill instead of the f-15 Bubble Heads a said Brandon referring to the pilots of the Bubble canopied f-l5c fighters which Are designed to intercept enemy . A the Bubble cheats think they Are really glamorous but the real work is done by the dirt movers bombers a Brandon said. The Crews narrow escape was monitored by an Azacs aircraft which first alerted them of the Al Mirage on their Tail. Brandon says the encounter will be forever etched in his memory. The father of four was flying in his first combat Mission in the first wave of Allied attacks Early Jan. 17. In fact Brandon and Denton began the Active phase of their Mission 12 minutes before the first air strike when they switched on their electronic jamming devices crippling enemy ground radar. The immediate iraqi response was a Hail of anti aircraft artillery fire. A a in a a new Guy and i Hadnot seen any triple a before and it just filled the whole Side of the canopy Bright Orange specks a Brandon said. A it had a strange tie Auty to it. If it Wasny to War it would have been real riveting. You want to look at it because its so  a few minutes later the unarmed plane was Over an iraqi Airfield and the enemy Mirage had rolled in a mile or so behind and fired an air to air missle. �?o1 actually saw the missile snaking. It  an Orange flare snaking at our canopy a Brandon said. Denton immediately began escape Maneu vers throwing the ef-111a into a dive to within a couple of Hundred feet of the ground and releasing chaff and Decoy flares to confuse the heat seeking missile Denton accelerated the aircraft toward the Speed of sound and made a hard right turn Brandon said. The pursuing iraqi who May have been attempting to fire a second missile  react in time. The Azacs aircraft was still calling a a Bandit when Brandon looked Back. A and that a when we saw the fireball behind us. As the Guy hit the  moments later the missile sped by behind the Job although Brandon Wasny to sure How close it came. A i was breathing pretty hard at the time. It was a real gee Whiz thing a he said. A a this Story was compiled from information gathered by Pentagon Pool reporters on the scene. Ef-111a modified f-111 fighter bomber that can detect sort and f identify radars observing aircraft a and Jam them Wing Span 63 feet fully spread height 20 feet 0 inches Max Landing weight. 80,000 1b Max combat Speed 1,650 Mph Range 2,925 Miles Basic service ceiling 54,700 it source Jane s All the worlds aircraft a amps Susan Harris contractors primed to rebuild Kuwait after Gulf Warend digging in Marine sgt. Steve Lanners of Green Bay wis., digs in in the saudi arabian desert on tuesday under a Flag depicting the famous Marine Flag raising on the Pacific Island of iwo Jima in world War 11. The picture on the Flag was taken by associated press photographer Joe Rosenthal on feb. 23, 1945. By the Washington Post contractors from Allied nations Are gearing up to Start one of the biggest most concentrated construction projects in history a the rebuilding of the Oil Rich emirate of Kuwait. It is a Job that eventually could Cost As much As $100 billion and Kuwait has promised the contracts to countries that Are supporting the War Effort. So far about 70 percent of the 171 initial contracts awarded by Kuwait have gone to american firms with the rest scattered among firms of european allies kuwaiti officials said. There have been some complaints especially by British construction companies that the United states is shutting others out of the bidding. Under plans drawn up by the . Army corps of engineers which has been hired by the kuwaiti govern rent in exile to run  phase of the operation construction Crews will Start Clearing rubble and repairing streets and seaports As soon As military commanders decide the country is secure from iraqi snipers mines and Booby traps. Kuwait has hired the corps under a $45 million contract to run the first 90 Days of the cleanup. President Bush authorized the participation of the corps after Kuwait requested . Help on oct. 9. ,. The kuwaiti government is prepared to spend $500 million to $800 million to restore emergency health care sanitation. Communications transportation a utilities food and water in the first three months after iraqi forces Are gone. It has ordered computers from International business machines corp., Mobile phones from Motorola inc. And generators from Caterpillar inc. For that first emergency stage. The corps of engineers awarded a $5.7 million contract to Raythelon services co. To Supply emergency air traffic control facilities runway lights communications gear and other Basic equipment to get Kuwait International Airport running again. The big Money will come later however when Kuwait totals the damage to the Oil production and refining facilities that provide its wealth and to the infrastructure that made it one of the most hospitable countries in the Middle East. These Are big ticket items water desalinization plants hospitals universities libraries  International Airport highways government buildings. Some kuwaiti officials have estimated the Price tag on that five year project could run As High As $100 billion. In addition individual kuwaiti merchants and homeowners Likely will spend vast sums to repair rebuild and replace houses other buildings and personal belongings that were damaged or looted. Construction companies around the world Are scrambling for a piece of the action but kuwaiti officials have promised that the bulk of the contracts will go to firms in countries that have actively supported the liberation Effort. A the old policy of the lowest bidder no longer exists As far As we Are concerned said Shaikh Saud Nasir Al Sabah Kuwait a ambassador to Washington. A we will not neglect or forget our  he refused to name countries that could lose tit in the rebuilding Effort but Germany and Japan Are nations with major International construction and engineering firms that Are not participating in desert storm