Tag: SAR

Cruise ship aground at Isola del Giglio: the role played by rescue helicopters

Update Jan. 16 21:37 GMT On Jan. 13, at around 21.45 LT,…

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Exercise Grifone 2010

On Sept. 24, 2010, Grosseto airbase, home of the 4° Stormo of…

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Three HH-3F cleared to fly

The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered the return to their homebases…

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HH-3F crash caused by the fracture of a main rotor's blade

On Nov. 12, a first report about the HH-3F crash that costed…

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"Mammaiut": all the ItAF HH-3Fs grounded

"Mammaiut" is the historical motto of the Soccorso Aereo (SAR, Search And…

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An Italian HH-3F crashes in France killing 8 POB

On Oct. 23, at around 16.30LT (14.30 Zulu) an HH-3F belonging to…

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