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Rescue helicopter in action after the avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg, 1954

Headline:

Rescue helicopter in action after the avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg, 1954

Image text:

Between the 10th and the 12th of January 1954 is several avalanche disasters occurred after extreme snowfalls in the Grosses Walsertal, the municipality of Blons was particularly badly affected. The picture shows helicopters, their crews and volunteers on an improvised landing strip. This was the first time when helicopters were used in Europe for rescue operations. In the background you can see a helicopter of the US Army, in the foreground unloaded equipment and supplies for the volunteers

Photographer:

Alfred Strobel

Date:

11.01.1954

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14.01.1954

Location:

Austria

Image ID:

02274356

Dimensions:

5688px x 3638px

Usage:

No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Alfred Strobel/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Keywords:

accident Alpine American Army helicopters avalanche avalanche disaster avalanches Blons Bludenz disaster District Bludenz fifties Great Walser Valley Grosswalsertal helicopter helicopters helper historical landslide masses of snow mountain mountains mountainside mountain slopes natural disaster natural disasters rescue rescue helicopters salvage snow US army Vorarlberg-Alpine region Walsertal winter

Headline:

Rescue helicopter in action after the avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg, 1954

Date:

11.01.1954

Photographer:

Alfred Strobel

Image ID:

02274356