Uon board a 31st Wing aircraft of the Italian Air Force it enabled the urgent transport of a man in imminent danger to his life who was in need of extremely urgent specialist medical care

The emergency medical transport of a fifty-two-year-old man from Pescara airport to Venice airport took place on the morning of today, Friday 13 September, carried out with a Falcon 50 aircraft of the Italian Air Force.

The man, whose life was in imminent danger, needed to be transferred as quickly as possible from Pescara AUSL Hospital all’Hospital of Padova, where he was rushed by ambulance once he landed in Venice.

Emergency medical transport for the benefit of the community is among the institutional duties carried out by the Italian Air Force. The flight, as per procedures, was activated at the request of the Pescara Prefecture, from the Top Situational Room of the Air Force which immediately involved the 31st Wing, one of the Units that carries out operational readiness service for this type of mission.

The Falcon 50 took off from Ciampino Airport this morning, landing in Pescara after a flight of about an hour. Here the patient, constantly monitored by a medical team, was immediately boarded onto the aircraft made available by the Armed Forces for emergency transport.

Following the landing at Venice airport, an ambulance, already waiting on-site, headed immediately towards Padua Hospital for subsequent admission.

The Falcon 50 then took off again for Ciampino, where it resumed operational readiness for further requirements.

The Flying Squadrons of the Air Force are available to the community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with aircraft and crews capable of operating, even in complex weather conditions, to ensure the urgent transport not only of people in imminent danger of death, but also of organs, medical teams or ambulances.

Hundreds of flight hours are carried out each year for this type of operation by aircraft from the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare, the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa, and by helicopters from the 15th Wing of Cervia.