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Rescue helicopter during a mission in the mountains, 1970

Headline:

Rescue helicopter during a mission in the mountains, 1970

Image text:

The crew of a rescue helicopter taking an injured person on board to transport him in a hospital, the preceded accident happened in a mountainous region. These missions with rescue helicopters were pilot projects of the Luftrettung (air rescue service) of Bundeswehr, Bergwacht (mountain rescue service) and doctors of Munich hospitals. As of 01.11.1970 the Bundeswehr withdrew from the project, the ADAC stepped in and with "Christoph 1" established the first continuous operation of a (civilian) rescue helicopter.

Photographer:

Alfred Strobel

Date:

01.01.1970

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31.10.1970

Location:

Germany, Munich

Image ID:

02280336

Dimensions:

5744px x 3552px

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 disaster health medical staff 70s Bell Bell Helicopter Bell UH-1 Bell UH-1D Bundeswehr Christoph 1 Christoph I UH 1 UH-1 air rescue air rescue service army emergency medical services emergency services health personnel helicopter medicine mission mountain mountain rescue mountain rescue service mountains multi-purpose helicopter pilot pilot projects rescue rescue helicopter rescue operations road rescue seventies historical

Headline:

Rescue helicopter during a mission in the mountains, 1970

Date:

01.01.1970

Photographer:

Alfred Strobel

Image ID:

02280336