European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 6, 1si91 the stars and stripes b Page 9 flying Dittmer Brothers stick together by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Spang dam Lem a. Germany a Brothers Karl or. And Kurt Dittmer Learned to Fly an air plane before they Learned to drive a Carv. They were respectively 1.5 and 14 when their father an air Force fighter Pilot bought a Citaria. Aerobatic air plane for $3,800. Karl or. Taught them to spin and do. Crazy eight acrobatics through the Oklahoma skies in the Small aircraft. Then he taught them another lesson. A Don t just want to Fly Quot Kurt recalled his father saying. A be a fighter  Dittmer boys took his words to heart. They graduated from the air Force Academy and became. F-16 fighter pilots. Now majors they make up one of the few pairs of siblings in the air Force who try with the same unit. A _. Karl 37, is attached to the 23rd Tae fighter so for flying but serves As chief of electronic combat for the 17th air Force at Sembach a Germany. Kurt 36, is the 52nd Tae fighter Wing weapons and tactics officer. For Hying he is assigned to the 23rd, which belongs to the 52nd, both Span Dahlem based units. The Brothers say they were close As boys although Kurt joked a me Karl used to beat me up when 1 was a kid. If 1 beat him at monopoly he d   the general ban against having siblings Fly together dates to world War ii when the last sons in one family were killed when they were aboard the same air plane. The Dittmer had to receive special permission from the 52nd Tae fighter wings director of operations in 1988 to Fly in the same unit. G. In january they hew different shifts of the same enemy radar suppression Mission to Mosul Iraq one Day while both were assigned to the 23rd Tae fighter so at in Ciurlik a Turkey As part of operation proven. Force. It augmented operation desert storm irom bases in Turkey a the War brought us even closer together a said Karl or. A a. A when Kurt deployed to Turkey on Jan. 4, his Job was to write War plans for waging a Campaign against Iraq from the North. Karl or. Was sent to Turkey on Jan. 19 to Fly because More pilots were needed. A i was As Happy As could be a Karl or. Said. Kurt on the other hand had been a asking and begging to Fly and the Boss would t let  but Kurt soon got his wish after War broke out Jan. 17. Karl or. Returned safely from his daytime wild weasel radar suppression Mission Jan. 21. His a a. To a a a a. A a. A a a.  Lynda Davidson fighter pilots Kurt left and Karl Dittmer both majors talk about their experiences in the persian Dull War. The Brothers say they were close As boys although Kurt joked he Karl used to beat me up when i was a kid. If i beat him at monopoly he d beat me up brother a flight that night however was punctuated with a extra dangerous twist. After the vib s last refuelling some of the Gas Wasny to feeding to the appropriate part s of the. Air plane. A. A a it was his first combat sortie lie Hadnot flown in 27 Days. And its at night Quot Karl or. Said. Kurt was returning to in Ciurlik a from Lra when he saw that he had Only 1,31 0 pounds or 200 Gallons of. Fuel left to make the 400-mile trip Back. What he had would Only get him about 200 Miles closer. He reached Batman Turkey with 60 Gallons of Gas 5 teens attain Eagle scout rank by the stars and stripes the following boy scouts have joined the ranks of a the Eagle scouts the highest award in boy scouting. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must. Fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. A -. The new Eagle scouts and their projects Are a Trace it Brewer 18. The son of Oscar and Cyndy Brewer Trace graduated from bad Kreuz Nach High school in Germany in june of last year. Fie built a Park Complete with a volleyball court a to Ball Field picnic benches Barbecue grills a Community bulletin Board and 1,100 feet of Walkway at a satellite housing area of Fairchild fab near Spokane Washington. Brewer has been involved in scouting for 10 years and earned his Eagle award As a member of troop 98 in bad Kreuz Nach. He is enrolled in the cafes Burger King managers school in Dallas. A Ray Souder 16. The son of Bob and Judy Souder rav is a Sophomore at Baum older High school in Germany. He installed a curb around a parking lot to keep cars from rolling into a nearby Lake cleared three acres of Poison Oak and removed Low branches to make mowing  a state Park in Nebraska. R Ray has been involved in scouting for eight years and is a member of troop 104 in Neu Brucke germane. A James f. Spoo jr., 48. The  chief wan ant officer 3 James and Mary so Foo James graduated from Munich High school last year. He constructed and installed new communion cup holders in the bad Tolz Community Chapel. Spoo a member of troop 60 in bad Tolz has been involved in scouting for 10 years and has just finished his first year at Penn state. A Christopher d. Ryan 18. The son of Harold and Anne Ryan Chris is a senior at Mannheim High school in Germany. He constructed drainage barriers around several buildings at the pin hot state Park outside Lewisberry pa., a reduce moisture and mildew damage. The barriers were made by digging 2-foot-wide trenches around buildings selected by the Park rangers and spreading grave in the trenches. A Ryan has been involved in. Scouting Lor 11 years and is the assistant scoutmaster of troop 137 in Worms Quot Quot a Matthew b. Miller 15. The son of col. Kenneth and Joann h. Miller Matt is a Sophomore at Niernberg High school in Germany. He organized a a a soldiers a attic in conjunction with the army Community service in Niernberg. Matt coordinated the collection of dishes pots and pans utensils appliances and other household items from local housing areas for the attic which gives the items to incoming soldiers and family members who need them while getting settled. Matt  involved in scouting for eight years and is a member of troop 103 in i Ruth. Or a not even live minutes Quot Worth of Luck Lell in his tanks. Batman s runway lights w Eren t on so Kurt radioed the Tower and asked that they be turned on. A a you cannot land Here a a voice irom the Tower _ replied. As Kurt approached he saw that trucks lined the runway. But he warned the Tower that lie was tunning Low on Luck and would have to eject. I be then saw the trucks suddenly drive Oil. Quot i thought a the air planet a saved Quot Kurt recalled. Not yet. 1 be landed the plane without having enough Gas to Park it. He quickly shut it Down instead of trying to ease it Larther Down the runway. Turkish workers soon gassed up the plane and Kuil was Acari on ins was Back to in Ciurlik. I be sent the workers at the base a Case of Laki a turkish liqueur to thank them Lor saving Lus plane and ins life. Anti Days later lie received a package and a note irom Batman a turkish commander a Brig. Gen. To soy. A in Turkey we have a saying that when your Lile is saved you Are reborn Quot i of soy a note said. A a you new birthday is Jan. 21.&Quot inside the package to Kurt were several vane lies of wine. And Karl or. Was there to help Kurt cel Biale. Said Kurt a we got together and drank . Hercules on skis airlifts sick Engineer from Antarctic base Christchurch new zealand a a . 1 Hercules aircraft rescued a sick Engineer at an Antarctic scientific base tuesday making a special Landing on skis in Helow zem temperatures two months ahead of scheduled stops there. Peter Harding suffering from a severe Bowel in Lection was flown from new zealand s Scott base where he had been stationed to Christchurch where lie was bundled a. Into a wailing ambulance up ii arrival. Quot Harding has been at the Center 61 an extensive mercy operation by the United states and new zealand ant Arctic programs. The. Commanding officer of la . Naval support Force Antarctica in Christchurch a Imler. Bryan White said the c-l30 Hercules a equipped with skis for the icy Landing a had completed the flight without a ski Biem. Hugh Logan manager of the new zealand department of scientific and Industrial research s Antarctic division said the temperature was 13 below Zero when the plane landed at Scott. Antarctica is experiencing 24 hours of darkness this time of year. V after consulting specialists in new zealand the Antarctic division decided to bring hauling Back now rather than wait for the first scheduled landings in August. An official request  . Antarctic program resulted in t lie mercy Light. Scott base stall a Iso benefited from the unscheduled flight which brought in fresh vegetables and some mail not expected until the annual midwinter hover later this month