European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Be through it i Clearing during a survival and escape exercise. Team the in a Pendly to Stop and Ivv-1. With the i edible is in a e. Plants they found in a nearby Field. A they look like weeds a a he said Quot but it s actually pretty with sore food in a their stomachs he said Quot Quot the Energy Levei just went right sgt Stefan Netzer of the German army a 100th Long Range recon co said he and his fellow team members purposely avoided the buried caches of food to avoid being captured. Quot we did no to Trust anyone Quot he said instead they survived by drinking River water and catching fish. Members of the 1 St belgian Long Range surveillance it co were extremely cautious refusing to be photographed Jor give their names one said each Soldier had one package of rations per Day. Quot the rest is steal scratch and see what Youcan he said the first Day out in the wild. Is the worst Quot but then your body starts to adapt and you Start living off your personal was t As hard As the walking. Fernandez said the 74.4 Miles troops had to cover was straight line distance on a map. It did t account for things like mountains that had to be traversed or cities and towns hat. Had to be avoided. Quot that puts a lot of Wear and tear on the soldiers Quot Fernandez said. Quot you just have to prove a Jarrell said a you move a v certain distance each night. You set a goal and try to reach it Quot a Ramirez said the team Learned some navigational tricks of the. Trade from their German counterparts. The German soldiers taught them How to find the Constellation Orion a Hych is always in the Southern sky. They told time by _ listening to German Church Benisvy my a the germans have More sense than us Quot Mazariegos said a because they brought their by carrying / i bit More weight on their backs the German troops had he use of their sleeping bags. A. The teams reached the barn after six Days. It was one of to Quot Safe houses Quot run by Friendly partisans vere played by other unit members who arranged for the ise of the barn from German Farmers the partisans would its help the soldiers get across the Regnitz River by j 3royiding rubber.rafts.,1. A. A a but partisans can Only do so much. They could t do a anything about the enemy troops from the 3rd my co who s vere distance on the other Side of the River. Of the seven teams two were captured to an. Nemy prisoner of War Camp where they were pressed for formation by interrogators from the battalion s go b. Quot it Lle a none of our soldiers break,&Quot.chyma said shout the interrogations according to Fernandez none. Teammates Ramirez Mazariegos and Jarrell managed 0 avoid capture and made it Back to Kitzinger after 10. Clays ,. You never really get used to it Quot Jarrell said about living the run. Quot you just learn to accept it i guess it gets old y a couple of weeks but it s what we want to do or. We Yodkin a Man essay a 8, Iggi migs for fun by Patricia Koz United press International coking for a Little adventure on your i. Holiday this summer Hov about streaking a through the sound Barrier a a a soviet built Mig fighter. A the polish army looking Way to turn swords into Plo shares is offering week thing flying a a courses in a Mig-15 or a supersonic migf2t at the Quot a debian flying Academy a couple of hours South of Warsaw beginning May 9. J. -. Four britons and a dutchman All with pilots licenses have signed up for the first course. Ail of june s slots Are already filled despite the a about $5,000 for the Mig-21 and $2,700 for the Mig-15. _ r the Mig project was launched after a British travel firm Blue sky adventure approached the polish army a air command with the idea. Blue sky ran successful programs for gliders and Light aircraft at Quot the Academy last summer. R a after an aviation journalist wrote some articles on the idea Quot it sort of spread like wildfire Quot said Tim a Wiltshire a partner in Blue sky Wiltshire s partner is Iwona Bielecka Reldy who lives in the Netherlands and is the daughter of retired army air Force col. Jan Bielecki. A a for those with a Pilot s License the air Force is also offering More extensive courses a one months a in flying helicopters and soviet Turbo prop an-2 1 s planes for the serious beginner it is preparing two to three year courses in flying Jet aircraft and helicopters. But the migs have sparked the most interest especially in the United states. Three fourths of those a signed up for this Summers Mig courses Are americans Wiltshire said. The Mig course involves seven Days of training and five one hour sorties that will include a taste of simulated combat. The fee includes food and 1 a accommodations a medical exam insurance and a Pic Btu is gear daa Ca pm Eugenjusz Mleczak a spokesman for the a a a army air Force said even laymen will be Able to Fly in a Mig a with an instructor a in the seven Day to 14rday program but the offer is mainly directed at pilots. A a a a a a a. Quot it would be impossible for a Layman to learn to Pilot a Mig Solo in two weeks time who what the soviets Ore saying about non army a people Flythe their aircraft Mleczak said it does not matter. 1 Quot we Aro Are a Sovereign stale and the Arr Craft belong to he polish army Quot he said Quot it can do with them what it tikes Quot As to possible Security implications to said Tho a army will not be spilling any secrets Quot currently no in Poland is secret arid a a a a a their equipment is practically an open record Quot to. Said Quot and of course we will teach people to Fly the. Machines not to fight in . 1 in addition each customer will be thoroughly checked out by polish special services to Rule out possible terrorist connections before they sign a contract for the course a Poland s air Force has a Long and glorious history highlighted by its work in the Battle of Britain in world it War ii before the 1989 revolution that toppled. Communism in Poland its instructors trained libyan and iraqi pilots in Deblin. _ the Mig-15 fighter made its first appearance in1950, during the korean War Mig-2t appeared in the late 1950s and is still in the front line of Many of Tho world s air forces. A Quot now however neither plane has any major military. Significance Quot Wiltshire said. Quot what else can they do with them except scrap them better to make a Little. A Many migs have been purchased privately especially in the United states and Are being. Exhibited on air show circuits. But some of the owners have not yet flown their possessions. Wiltshire says this course offers them a Chance to Loarn its intricacies. A a 1 As with Many other pilots piloting a Mig has been one of Wiltshire s dreams a but even now its still out of reach. 1 _ j Quot in be got five children and a mortgage Quot he a explained. Quot i d love to have a go but new kitchens _ a and Central heating systems come Quot _ a the polish army is offering week Long flying courses in russian built migs. On the stars and stripes Page 15
