The life-saving flight concluded at 18:10 local time. The young patient required urgent transfer from the University Hospital of Sassari to the “Bambino Gesù” Paediatric Hospital in Rome.
The little girl is monitored and assisted by a medical team and accompanied by her mother. This type of activity for the benefit of the community is one of the institutional tasks carried out by the Italian Air Force.
The request for intervention was received by the Operations Room of the Air Force Command of the Air Squad Command in Milan from the Prefecture of Sassari, which immediately activated the 31st Wing of Ciampino, one of the units that carries out operational readiness service for this type of mission.
After completing all the necessary procedures, the aircraft took off from Ciampino Airport, landing in Alghero at 16:35 local time. Here the child was immediately boarded. After landing at Ciampino Airport, which occurred at 18:10 local time, an ambulance headed for the “Bambino Gesù” Paediatric Hospital in Rome for subsequent admission.
The Italian Air Force's flying units are available to the public 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with aircraft and crews capable of operating even in complex weather conditions. They 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.
