European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 22, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3disabled b-1 makes hot Landing by Effie Bathen staff writer Rhein main a Germany a a b-1b bomber in route from Texas to England made an emergency Landing and caught fire monday evening on a runway shared by Frankfurt International Airport and the . Air Force. The swing winged intercontinental bomber assigned to the 7th Wing at Dyess fab Texas landed at 8 02 . On an East West runway while air Force and civilian emergency units awaited it on the ground said sgt. Tammy Thompson a spokeswoman at Rhein main a. Hot brakes caused a fire about 20 minutes later in the right main Landing gear. Emergency Crews extinguished it immediately Thomson said. A preliminary estimate of the damage to the $200-plus million plane was $75,000. None of the four Crew members was injured she said. The plane was on its Way to Raf Fairford to participate in the Coronet Pluto exercise said tech. Sgt. Sandra Pishner a Dyess spokeswoman. The aircraft had a a ving sweep in flight emergency. The wings were stuck Back in a position that would make the plane land faster and presumably require the Pilot to Brake harder she said. Quot a c-130 transport  even Fly As fast As this bomber landed a Thompson said. Its estimated Speed was 242 knots or 27s.3 Mph. The unarmed four jct engine aircraft used All of a 4,000-meter 2vi-Mic runway said Wolfgang Schwalm of the German civilian Airport press office. The Airport has three runways. The Southern runway where the . Plane landed was closed until 6 . Tuesday but caused no delays in commercial flights because traffic was Light at that time Schwalm said. The aircraft also known As a b-1b Lancer approached the Airport from the West Over Riis Felsheim. It finished its Landing on the Eastern Side of the Airport near autobahn 5. In his vie Schwalm said no one in the surrounding area was endangered. The plane was scheduled to leave Rhein main late tuesday afternoon to return to Dyess Thompson said. In ceremony at Ramstein by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany Gen. Robert a Oaks repeatedly used the word a a nostalgic at a Ramstein a ceremony tuesday. The commander of the . Air forces in Europe joined the Ramstein faithful in bidding Adieu to More than four decades of fighter Jet operations at the base. C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from Rhein main a will fill the void at Ramstein As part of an air Force restructuring plan that is nearly Complete. Ramstein a 86th Wing will be predesignated As the 86th Airlift Wing on oct 1. The Day before Oaks participated in a symbolic inactivation ceremony at bit Burg Abas that base prepares to close the Book on its storied history. Oaks too is retiring though not As soon As he had expected. His change of command ceremony originally scheduled for Friday has been postponed indefinitely because Congress has yet to approve formally his retirement from the air Force Oaks said after tuesdays gathering. Despite the delay Oaks and those who attended tuesdays outdoor ceremony at Ramstein  help but feel nostalgic. After 41 years Safe fighter jets Are leaving Ramstein. As Oaks has said Many times a a it a never easy to say a so  a there is a a sense of nostalgia with the departure of f-16s from the ramps at Ramstein a Oaks told the crowd estimated at several Hundred. A ass John Bohmer airman 1st class Joseph Coslett right and a fellow 37th Airlift so member wrap up the 86th Wing ceremony tuesday of Ramstein a. A in a few Days Quot he added a the sleek Silhouette of f-16s will be  the last of Ramstein a 36 f-16 fighting Falcons Are scheduled to Fly South in mid july to their new Home at Aviano a Italy. The half dozen fighters will join other aircraft that already have left to make up the 31st fighter Wing. A the legacy that Ramstein fighters have left behind will not be forgotten a said col. Steven a. Caine commander of the 86th Wing. That legacy is a Cornerstone of the bases history which includes numerous triumphs and a few tragedies said Julius Duvivier the mayor of Ramstein Miesen Bach. In the latter Case Duvivier referred to the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster in which 70 people were killed when three italian jets collided during an air stunt. A it was not always easy to harmonize military Mission and civilian requirements a Duvivier said. A the resulting protest set if Clinton lays Berlin Wreath by de Reavis staff writer president Clinton a planned visit to Germany is already causing a stir although his schedule has not yet been released. A Berlin based group called anti fascists against the new watch issued an Appeal last week to protest Clinton slaying a Wreath at a memorial dedicated to Germany a War dead when he visits Berlin. The groups protest is based on the Assumption that the . President will follow a recently set practice of placing a Wreath at the Neue Wache new watch memorial on Unter Den Linden a Boulevard in the former East Berlin. However . And German government officials denied any knowledge of such a ceremony. The group claims the Bonn government has made the Wreath laying part of state protocol since a visit by Norway a King Harald v in april. The Neue Wache memorial in the groups View is a slap in the face to the victims of Germany a third Reich and to those who fought the nazis. Any appearance by Clinton at the memorial the group claims would Echo the controversy of former president Reagan a May 1985 visit to a bit Burg cemetery where members of the nazi is were buried. Peter Jacob Berlin press spokesman said he Wasny to surprised about the protest. A there Are about 600 a mainly leftist a protest groups in this City and they always find something to protest about even without the facts a Jacob said. Clinton is scheduled to visit Europe from july 6 through july 12. His stops will include Riga Latvia Warsaw Poland and Naples Italy us Well As Berlin and Bonn. However american and German officials Are tight lipped about the specifics of Clinton a German itinerary. An informed diplomatic source who preferred anonymity said Clinton a tentative schedule includes a speech on the East Side of the Brandenburg Gate and a visit to a jewish synagogue on or Nienburg Strasse the source said. Before leaving the City Clinton is also expected to meet with Jacques Dolors president of the european Union and Germany a newly elected president roman Herzog the source said. Strains affected the relations but could never destroy partnership and  moments after four f-16s flew overhead to Mark the end of the ceremony Oaks spoke about the past and the future. The arrival of the c-i30s is a dramatic change from what people Are used to at Ramstein he said. A it wont be any less a Oaks said a just different. Its going to be a very Happy marriage a biking for Bucks event to raise Cash for kids Stuttgart Germany a amps Stuttgart a amerika Huus is sponsoring the fourth annual Radcli Thon a Bicy cling for Charity event scheduled sunday along a 50-mile course around the City. The event to sponsored by the City of Stuttgart and other organizations is designed to raise Money for disadvantaged children. A or Adele is a derivative of Fahr Rad the German word for bicycle. To enter participants must donate at least 5 Marks $3 20 in Advance at the Kelley Barracks Public affairs office or at the amerika Haus at Friedric Strasse 23-a, and get a Radcli Thon Trail map. The course passes both Patch Barracks and Kelley Barracks on Stuttgart s Southern Edge. A parly for participants featuring three music groups will be held from noon to 6 . Sunday. Sponsors will donate 40 pfennig about 25 cents per Kilometre covered by the bikers