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TUESDAY, JUNE 5. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Stars and Stripes Article About Medford Sergeant
. A Medford man, Sr. Master
Bgt. George D. Landes, is the
Subject of a two-page story
in.-the May 28 issue of the
European edition of The Stars
and Stripes. The story, writ
ten by Odice McDaniel, was
accompanied by six photo
graphs showing Landes, a line
chief for an aircraft squad
ron at Hahn Air base, Germa
ny, at work. ; .
The article, entitled "No
Mistakes Permitted Here,"
follows:
'A lob where one mistake
could spell death for someone,
mean the loss of $700,000, or
even seal the doom of a free-
world city that's the job of
an aircraft mechanic.
Supersonic fighters, regard
less how well designed, can
only be as good as the men
who work on them
To Senior M Sgt. George
D. Landes, 46, of Medford,
Ore., aircraft maintenance re
quires his supervision of more
than 100 men and care of at
least 56 F100D Super Sabre
jet fighters.
With 26 years of service
-behind him, Landes is line
chief for the SOth Consolidate
ed Aircraft Maintenance Sq.
at Hahn Air Base, Germany,
No Room for Errors
"There are no room for er
rors in our trade," says Lan
des. "When a cook or clerk
makes a mistake, he can usu
ally correct the error easily,
-but when an aircraft mechan
ic 'goofs,' a pilot's life and
perhaps countless other lives
,r-are at stake.
,"Sense of accomplishment
In this job is very rewarding,"
ays Landes. "I can see a rea
son for work and an end prod
uct. Our crews are in charge
of the aircraft and they don't
ly until we say so."
A "simple" thing, like In.
(tailing the. wrong type of bolt
and nut on a stabilator, can
kill a pilot, destroy his $700,-
000 airplane, or even let an i aircraft mechanic during all
m inrf ih -. but Vi years of his career
..... ,. His most complicated plane
world and destroy an entire I sQ far as maintenancei ne
city. These are some of thejgays was the B47 stratojet
things a line chief needs to bomber. "The most difficult
think about as he makes his thing about this plane is Its
rounds on the flight line. I huge amount ol equipment
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arate sections called sys
tems each having its sep
arate group of mechanics and
shops to keep it going.
On arriving at his office,
Landes checks the status of
the aircraft. (His master sched
ule shows when each jet will
be flown, the aircraft number,
time the pilot will report to i
his aircraft, his take-off time. '
duration of flight, and type j
of mission.) Following this, he
briefs section chiefs on chang- i
es in the daily routine. j
Periodic Maintenance
The jets are scheduled for
periodic maintenance and the
men perform their work ac
cordingly. It's estimated that
one of every three men and
40 cents of every Air Force
dollar is spent on some type
of maintenance, the line chief
says.
Landes must depend on his
section chiefs to assist him in
his great responsibility Sen
or M Sgt. John D. Oliver in
Section I and Senior M Sgt.
Truman L. Gathright on Sec
tion II.
Oliver has two flight chiefs,
Senior M Sgt. Darrel B. Groo
ver and T Sgt. Harold D.
Johnson responsible to him.
while Gathrlght's flight-chief
assistants are M Sgt. Raymond
Carlson and T Sgt. Elmer T.
Stillwell. These supervise the
crew chiefs individually re
sponsible for assigned air
craft.
As Landes put it, "the su
pervisors are responsible for
their men on and off duty"
A sick child at home, unpaid
bills or one of a dozen other
family problems could cause
a technician to make an error.
And the crash of a F100D is
expensive in lives and prop
erty. Landes says he stresses
to his section chiefs the im
portance of encouraging their
men to consult them and seek
help with their problems.
Entering the Army Air
Corps in 1935 from his native
Illinois, Landes has been an
he explained.
Even though Landes is a su
pervisor and has an office, he
doesn't just sit there and run
the show. When a section
chief is absent, he fills in, and
when they have an alert, Lan
des goes out with the men.
"Sometimes we finish at 5
p.m. and at other times we
work lo 8 p.m. or after," he
said.
As Landes explains it, "The
flight line is where all main-
i tenar.ee comes together." His
1 department is only part of the
'sunnnrt involved in keenine
the pilots of the 10th and 81st
Tactical Fighter squadron fly
ing. Major Emphasis
lie places major emphasis
on the squadron work - load
control section. This is a main
tenance coordinating office
that keeps tabs on the location
of all aircraft, ground-support
equipment and mechanics.
Another important branch
is the maintenance hangar op
erated by S Sgt. Ralph J. Hil
ton. 26, of Pittsburgh. When
heavy or specialized repair
work is needed, Hillen and
his men do it.
At Hahn since September of
last year, Landes is serving
his ninth year overseas. He
hopes to retire in 1966 and
settle in Medford, Ore., where
his wife and two sons are al
ready residing.
GRADUATED
Specialist Five Charles E.
Lodge, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Lodge, 725 Narregan
ave., Medford, recently grad
uated from the Seventh U. S.
Army Non-Commissioncd Of
ficer academy in Bad Tolz,
Germany. .
A driver in the First Trans
portation company in Orleans,
France, Lodge attended Tal
ent High school.
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Rain Dampens
Damascus Fair
Damascus, Ore. (UPD The
Little World's Fair shrank in
the rain at this Oregon com
munity of 200 Saturday.
The spoof of Seattle's fair
held its grand opening with
dreams of 85,000 people
watching a 5'S-mile parade
and other activities through
out the day. Drenched fair
officials later estimated about
7,500 persons watched the
parade, which was watered
down to about one-fourth of
its original length. Most of
the beauty queens traveled
the route crouched in sedans.
The fair did score one suc
cess in the afternoon. A 21
foot peace candle continued
to sputter defiantly in the
downpour after it was lighted
by Sweden's Lucia Bride, In
grid Engstrom.
Wild West gunfighters pac
ed the streets with their
blanks carefully protected in
waterproof pouches. Despondent-looking
Indians crouched
inside their damp tepees.
. More visitors who showed
up to watch performances of
"The Drunkard" by a Port
land theatrical company had
to slog through mud.
The only optimist on t h e
grounds was fair president
Garland Wiley, who said:
"Anything that starts off as
badly as this is bound to be
a terrific success."
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Commodity Groups I
Schedule Hearings
Salem-IUPli-Budget hearings
of five state commodity com
missions during June have
been anounced by the Oregon
Agriculture Department.
They are industry self-help
groups which promote and
develop markets.
All of the hearings are open
to the public.
The hearings;
Oregon Beef Council-June
12, 10 a.m. (PDT), Portland
Highland Bentgrass Com
mission June 8, 8 p.m. (PST),
Salem.
Potato Commission -June
13, 1:30 p.m. (MST), Ontario.
Fryer Commission-J u n
20, .7 p.m. (PST), Salem
Rescue Commission-J una
29, 10 a.m. (PST), Salem
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Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Against a backdrop of
flags. Midshipman First Class James M. Barnes, 23, of Tulare,
Calif., is getting a kiss from Miss Hope Littleton, Cheverly,
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