European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Lots of bombs lots of interest at the Paris air show where weapons Are big business. A 10ed technologies hihd1echh0w9k marketing military merchandise continued from Page 15 a a a a a a / a a a a a a a. Firms a bul also by american military personnel about 200 of whom were flown to the air show from installations in Europe and the United states. Included were a number of pilots who saw action in the persian Gulf a a a. Such an arrangement went far beyond previous a government approved marketing efforts at air shows and it Drew rave reviews from the defense Industry companies revealed in the fact that pilots who flew the f-15e. F-156 and f-16 fighters As Well As other aircraft during the gut War were Able to discuss their planes Quot a  with potential buyers. The pilots took turns meeting visitors in the. Static display area where us a a a a a military enplaned and. Helicopters wore parked and they held  with corporate vips a. It helps to lot  buyer talk to an unbiased a a person someone who will just Tell them what the plane can do. Said Bob Browning manager  East business development for Mcdonner Douglas corp. Quot most  would rather listen to the operator Lilian have me Ell them How a plane pet  a a a. Mcdonnell  set More combat aircraft., including f-15s and of a 18 hornets in the Middle East Browning said a. A. A a a Mcdonnell Douglas handed out promotional a. A / pamphlets Outing both planes in pans while Browning and others inferred to attacks on Impi airfields and other. Targets Early in the War As the Quot Bice Mac attack planes made by Mcdonnell Douglas did much of tie damage. Browning said particularly the f-15c, which destroyed a total of 34 iraqi aircraft. A a a a. Marine corps capt. John Scott Walsh who was shot Down Over Kuwait by a surface to air missile while flying a Mcdonnell Douglas av-8b harrier was one Pilot Happy to speak with business executives a Walsh who is assigned to the 542nd Marine attack so of cheery Point Marine corps air station n c. Ejected after his. Harrier was hit and set ablaze Jan he parachuted to safety a Walsh said he believes the department of defense. Relaxed its rules on military personnel mixing with defense contractors for  show because the aerospace Industry is More competitive than Ever he also said european governments help the a defense firms make Quot �sales., nevertheless Browning said Many defense companies remain uneasy about the. Possibility that tighter than Ever u s. Government restrictions on the Sale of military a a a a  conventional weapons in the Middle East could become part of an International agreement a affecting the legion later this summer a a Mcdonnell Douglas wants reasonable and a consistent sales rules Browning said a we not Only  the government s assistance at air shows we need a the assistance in Washington to move rapidly and a a a Addi ass Itie requests for sales that have come in from the Middle East  needs to create the Nghi atmosphere Quot -. Slick promotions and serious discussions Are part of the air show scene. Is amps photos by Gus Schuettler Patriot missile systems Are in demand. Page 16 the stars and stripes monday. June 24. 1991