Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                A it 5wcwl f be Amund casualty of to c j m sloshing r of s h6uy unix old r a the bar bang right Down on of give con flip Trig reports on the nature of gnome say that it was a some say at any rate was torrential rain and wind of mechanics on the line were caught without warning and had no time to move planes from runway to the comparative safety of the a torrents water swept across runways keeping several circling overhead b v x t one stranded a final Lyl accomplished a Tricky Landing Clear last half of a flooded runway and emitted a Calm cargo of Navy officers and army wac when asked to describe How it Fejt to be stranded up one husky paratrooper not it want lineman heard his remark maybe he but if you Guys jihad landed ten min utes youd Damn sure bet Ter have had a one jeep of an Alert according to went dashing out to meet a newly landed plane and Sank to its headlights before reaching its what happened to the jeep Driver they say swam for it Roofe were ripped off elsewhere on the startled who were trying to stay the water cascading under window Sals and doors of their suddenly saw their roofs ripped one Nissen hut was moved floor and across the Street one of the worst damaged structures was Payne Fields newest and most modern office building Headquarters of Robert Deputy commander of the Eastern Region the new resplendent with air conditioning and new was virtually Leo Nard White was sitting in his of fice there when the storm a sudden gust of wind burst open All windows and rain began whip Ping through the the ser Geant Al Kiwi to the window by his desk and held it closed while others banged Back and Forth As he remained glued to his window in frustration and anxiety the began creeping up on his was Horri fied 0 feel the whole Brick Wail g inward with each blast of convinced that the building skip tit to he yelled Flade for toe door just As the poof was torn from its Moor groan and from probably the least ruffled men on those at theater during the it was rumoured that a twister was afoot but this was ignored water began Spray through window cracks and a dampness was Felt about the water soon reached shoe feet were elevated and the gis went right on listening to Deanna Durbin sing about sunny ironically and to Delight of the Pic cant help depicted glorious California weather m glorious bar feet were the thing when the Short lived storm passed curiosity Drew a sizeable percentage of Payne Field person out to Survey the the Field was almost completely under Bare feet were the majors and Pri Vates alike rolled their pants above their Knees and went on wading excursions to see if soands had been flooded industrious per sons were Busy cleaning the mud and water from their shaking the rain from their some officers and still meticulous from the Waist up m bars and appropriate were sloshing about cant an holding up her skirts with was seen trudging Barefoot Down a Street of of the Saddest sacks was Allan who was caught in the Day room in a Brand new uniform which he was reluctant to have he took off his stockings and pants and held them safely above his head on the homeward trek through the at the Steps of his bar he fell into an unseen Hole up to his this Payne Field has been struggling Back to Al tax Sugii business As usual was the slogan and operations were in full swing on the Day after the the evidences of mud and water were there is still and Huckstep was flooded too Camp just Over i the was also visited by wind and a less violent storm broke flooded bar turned the Post into a Lake and broke up a wac picnic How the damage was but at soldiers rolled up their pants and went wad the aftermath of mud and Silt was equal to Payne probably the worst damage was suffered at the pm warehouse where swirling water a shipment of new souvenir Mer Chandise which had been Laid out Lor without a hucksters nigh water Mark record is held by the Post the water there was Over in the basement became so completely flooded that water was out of the ground level instead of prefab pane Kerf in Complete by the trop ical twister which lashed Payne flew High photos by Payne Field turp1 cocktail kills new York three Brooklyn porters who police said celebrated their new Job by drinking a mix Ture of a soft drink and tap were while a fourth who drank the same concoction showed no ill everything the Book into the storm which ripped step monday Alfred own donned his soul Este said to have been the greatest Ever seen coed stabs Mother los a 17yearold los Angeles City col lege is awaiting the action of authorities for stabbing her Mother while the latter slept in their the girl admitted that she her who was with a Butcher knife which she purchased for that through Payne Field and Camp Huck to get this photo of the lightning in Auto crash kills Gap ten 35 year old Aap Desmond was killed this week when his automobile struck a Telegraph the car hit with such Force that his body was thrown through the roof and Jit was suspended from wires 15 feet spasmodic fires hit los Angeles three fires which sprang up in metropolitan los Angeles this week destroyed the Blo Klong California hand1 prints company the Pacific Tex tile company at Hermosa Beach and the modern refrigerator com Pany in total damage was estimated at 1300000