The helicopter took off from Trapani, on the order of the RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) of the Operations Room of the COA (Air Operations Command) of Poggio Renatico (FE), to reach the military airport of Latina, headquarters of the 70 ° Stormo, to embark a doctor and a paramedic to assist the old islander.
After a brief stop in Latina, HH-139A landed on the island of Ponza (LT). Once in Ponza the old woman was embarked on the HH-139A, which took off for the military airport of Latina. Particularly delicate transfer given the sanitary conditions of the elderly woman who kept the doctor and the aerosorroller aboard on board until the arrival in Latina.
Once you reach the military airport of Latina, the helicopter has left the woman in the care of the doctors of the 118.
The crew, which used light intensifiers (NVG - Night Vision Goggles) during the mission, after having transferred to the air base in Pratica di Mare (Rome) for refueling, left for Trapani where it has returned early in the morning today. The 82 ° CSAR Center is one of the departments of the 15 ° Wing of the Air Force, based in Cervia (RA), which guarantees 24 hours on 24, for 365 days a year, search and rescue of flight crews in difficulty, also contributing to activities of public utility such as the search for missing people at sea or in the mountains, emergency medical transport of sick people in danger of life and the rescue of serious traumatized persons. From its constitution to the present, the crews of the 15 ° Stormo have saved about 7.000 people in danger of life.
Source: 82 ° CSAR Center - Trapani - Cap. Angelo Mosca
