An HH-3F helicopter took off from Cervia to transport a 66-year-old man in imminent danger to his life. The helicopter landed at Milan Linate airport at 20:45, where it embarked the patient and the medical staff – consisting of 5 operators – and took off again for Padua, where it landed at 22:10. Once on the ground, it disembarked the patient and waited for the return of the medical team in order to take them back to Milan Linate, where it landed at 00:35. The HH-3F aircraft then returned to base to resume SAR alert duty. The 15th Wing of the Italian Air Force guarantees 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the search and rescue of flight crews in difficulty, also contributing to public utility activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in the mountains, emergency medical transport of patients in imminent danger of life and the rescue of severely traumatised people. Since its establishment to date, the crews of the 15th Wing have saved approximately 7,000 lives in danger.
