European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It wednesday november 24, 1993 of Santa by eff1e Bathen staff writer with the . Air Force Over Bosnia and Herzegovina a late monday the . Air Force air dropped tons of donated Teddy bears toys and goodies into the night sky Over four War torn towns. The flights were the first of operation provide Santa part of the american and nato contribution to the . Humanitarian Relief Effort in areas that once were part of Yugoslavia i the Airdrop also were part a As officials candidly acknowledged at opening ceremonies monday afternoon a. Of an Effort to keep the world focused on the plight of those displaced by the fighting Tor a second Winter. A i need a lot of Money a Sadako Ogata the . High commissioner for refugees said at Rhein main a near Frankfurt Germany. A we were almost broke last  it is her Iob to care for 4 million people in the Middle of Europe she Saia an estimated 2.7 million of whom Are in Bosnia and Herzegovina including 894,000 children. Of a $1.2 billion budget about one third is to be spent in the former Yugoslavia. Airdrop of food and medical supplies help she said but most needed this Winter Are shelter materials clothing and fuel which Are better delivered Overland. . Adm. Mike Boorda who commands Allied forces Southern Europe concurred. Quot the Best Way to get food into Bosnia is with trucks but that Isnit working because people wont let them or the weather wont let them a he said. However projects such As the Santa flights were Quot something Quot people could do in what has become an increasingly frustrated world Effort to end the three sided War Between serbian croatian and Muslim factions. Quot you re giving them some Little bit of Hope every night when that stuff comes the stars and stripes Pago 3 of Bosnia tech. Sol Jim Hendrickson eats a Down from the sky a he told a Small group huddled on the Snow dusted runway shortly before coalition planes took off. Six american c-130 Hercules and two c-160 Ransall cargo planes a one German and Onie French a were Santa a sleighs that night. Of the 47.64 tons of food and supplies delivered 1.78 tons were provide Santa packets. Officials said that the packaged treats were intended for All ethnic groups and that they did not displace Normal supplies. Mondays Airdrop occurred Over go razed Majaj Brandina and Lute Sanj according to air Force Crew members. The donated goods were collected from . Iii Tail communities and other communities in Europe. Quot its kind of like Back Home when you take care of your neighbors. Its the same kind of thing mom and dad taught me Quot said capt. Cam Torrens the Pilot of one of the first american planes on the Way to a drop zone Over Gorade Southeast just shy of 19 seconds late. _ a Tia it ilk Cave Lola 9 fax Avii Imi c of Sarajevo near the Border with serbian dominated Yugoslavia. A native of Mon Tesano wash., Torrens is with the 37th Airlift so. He and most of the Crew had been flying Relief missions Over the rocks and mountains of Bosnia since Early july when american Airdrop started. Under an starlit icy sky and a Halfmoon packets dropped through swirling Gray Clouds. A the flights Are never routine a Foltz said. The Santa flights were a continuation of what pilots had been doing on their a own for months tying stuffed animals to he said about the displaced people Airdrop packages. And delivering toys to below a a we re concerned about them tots is a Long standing Holiday tradition a a it Ltd a a a a a a throughout the United states. The pack Ages included notes in the Serbo crop. Tian language explaining How the american initiated project was meant to bring children Joy in tragic times. It was penned in Only the latin or Western alphabet. Eating first then the toys Are next. A a we re the Reindeer a Torrens said. If they were it might have been coincidence that the navigator capt. Scott Foltz with the same unit worked under a Sale red Light to guide the c-130 a a a a a a a or Sleigh that night. At 220& Zulu time or a a the no abet Midnight Central european time a and above 10,000 feet the Crew opened the huge Tail door of the darkened plane. Without talking these Odd elves worked in helmets flak jackets and oxygen masks a i. A a Wjk Iam i on monday afternoon the projects organizer capt. Steve Schaick explained a a we re learning As we go  the air Force chaplain said the next messages will be printed with both latin . Copter Crews Rescue British Pilot in by j. King Cruger Northern Italy Bureau crewmen aboard two . Army helicopters rescued the British Pilot of a Raf harrier Jet that crashed tuesday in kurdish territory of Northern Iraq. A. The unidentified Pilot who ejected was believed to be in Good condition said . Air Force capt. Karen finn a spokeswoman for operation provide Comfort. However finn said tuesday that military authorities had no information about possible injuries. The or. My 7 harrier belonging to the Royal air forces Ivac so was flying routine reconnaissance Over a zone of Northern Iraq in support of provide Comfort finn said. The zone was carved out for the kurd by allies after the persian Gulf War. Coalition aircraft such As the harrier routinely operate from in if Lik a Turkey to ensure that Iraq complies with various . Resolutions. The two uh-60 Black Hawks and their Crews left Diyarbakir Turkey and picked up the Pilot near Sirsen Iraq. The helicopters Are assigned to the army a 12th aviation brigade at Wiesbaden a Germany but Are on temporary duty with provide Comfort at Diyarbakir finn said in a tuesday Telephone Call to provide comforts Headquarters at in Ciurlik. The cause of the crash is under investigation and no other information about the incident was available tuesday finn said. In Sci twist Auu a Kwh a a a a a a a. R with Long h a is. They released the Load and cyrillic lettering. Bomb threats plaguing . Facilities in Wurzburg by Dave Melancon Wil Ryburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany a officials Are investigating a spate of bomb threats a including two monday a telephoned into Community schools and offices this month. The three Wurzburg schools which Are within two blocks of one another were cleared of children monday in response to an Early morning threat. According to officials the Call was received at Wurzburg High school about 7 10 . My Italy police and dogs searched the school building and classes began shortly after 9 . A teacher said it was the third bomb threat that the school received this month. Shortly after 3 p.m., maps ordered soldiers and civilians in two office buildings at Fau Lenberg Cavern to leave following the threat. Again maps and dogs searched the buildings but no bombs were found. Occupants were allowed to return to work about an hour later. But Many angry civilian employees decided to go Home Early. According to an my on the scene the threat was called into the Community Provost marshals office. He gave no other do tails. According to the Mateland crusader the Community a newspaper bomb threats also have been called into the child development Center. The paper also reported that the criminal investigation come is working with the German Telephone company to Trace Calls. In addition soldiers have reported that bomb threats have been called into the building in Kitzinger where soldiers in pro. Cess. Kitzinger is about a 20-minute drive from Wurzburg. Military and German police Are investigating the threats a Wurzburg Community official said tuesday. Gunmen Riddle turkish bus kill officer wound 5 airmen. _ _ a i a. A _ _ _ _ i ? a a a a a a i  a a i a a a am in Ciurlik a. Turkeys amps turkish air Force officer was killed and five enlisted were wounded monday when a bus bringing turkish sen to in Ciurlik a was attacked by gunmen in Adana about eight Miles East of the installation. The bus is one of two used by members of the turkish air  get to and from work. The bus carrying the men was of ass said Cun fire from an unknown number of attackers Saia Mehmet Birbari the Community relations adviser for american forces at in Ciurlik a. The buses seat 35 people each and both were filed when he attack occurred said sgt. Smart Ibberson a . Air Force spokesman at the base. . Personnel do not ride the buses he said. A Man claiming to be a member of a group called the mesopotamian army telephoned the sem official turkish news Agency Anatolia on tuesday claiming responsibility for the attack. A memorial service was held tuesday morning at the turkish Headquarters building at in Ciurlik for the slain Turk identified As it. Mehmet Ali Unal a civil Engineer. A Muslim memorial service was held later tuesday at an Adana cemetery. The five wounded turks were taken to a turkish military Hospital in Adana and were listed in stable condition tuesday according to a news release from the in Ciurlik Public affairs office. Turkish and american authorities said tuesday that the attack poses no immediate threat to american scr Icem Robers who share the facility with turkish forces. However the main Gate to in Ciurlik a was closed to outgoing traffic for about two hours following the attack. In Ciurlik is Home to Allied forces participating in operation provide Comfort designed to protect kurd in Northern Iraq in Wake of the kurd failed uprising against president Saddam Hussein in 1991. Cort Butina to this Raport Marian Hamilton in Naplava Italy and Jon Connor in Darm staff. Flam Nany