Christoph 10

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Christoph 10
D-HXBC

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Air rescue center data
Operator: ADAC Luftrettung GmbH
Carrier: Ministry of the Interior and Sport of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Helicopter type: Airbus Helicopters H 135 (EC 135 P3)
Former LFZ *: to April 29, 1976: BO 105
to September 4, 1979: Bell UH-1D
to November 7, 1984: BO 105
to January 4, 1997: Bell UH-1D
Installation: October 22, 1975
Location: St. Elisabeth Hospital in Wittlich
Operational readiness: 7 a.m. to sunset
Coordinates: 49 ° 59 '59.7 "  N , 6 ° 53' 34.9"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 59 '59.7 "  N , 6 ° 53' 34.9"  E
crew
Pilot: ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH
Doctor: St. Elisabeth Hospital Wittlich
HEMS Technical Crew Member : German Red Cross , Bernkastel-Wittlich district association
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph 10 is the call sign for a rescue helicopter of the ADAC Luftrettung non-profit organization, which is stationed at the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Wittlich (Verbundkrankenhaus Bernkastel / Wittlich ).

history

The rescue helicopter Christoph 10 at the Wittlich site was put into service on October 22, 1975. A yellow BO 105 was used as the first machine . The Federal Ministry of the Interior was responsible for carrying it out ; the pilots were provided by the Federal Border Police. Only a few months later, on April 29, 1976, Army aviators from Fritzlar took over the location. A green Bell UH-1D was used . At the beginning of September 1979 the Federal Ministry of the Interior got the site back from the Bundeswehr, and the pilots were again provided by the Federal Border Police. A BO ​​105 was used again, which was exchanged for a Bell UH-1D in 1984 (today in the Hermeskeil Aircraft Museum ).

In January 1997 ADAC Luftrettung GmbH took over the location. The first ADAC EC 135 was used here . The ADAC still uses machines of this type at the site today. In 2011 and 2012, the air rescue center was renovated and expanded.

It has flown over 45,000 sorties since it went into service in 1975. Today the Christoph 10 is one of the most frequented rescue helicopters in the whole of Germany with around 2000 missions a year.

At the end of October 2015, the station received a new H 135 (EC135 P3) as a master machine. Registration: D-HXBC

Location

The helicopter location was opened by the Air Force on October 22nd, 1975 and is currently maintained by ADAC Luftrettung GmbH Munich and the Ministry of the Interior and Sports of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate . The alarm is sent via the integrated control center in Trier.

The paramedic is provided by the German Red Cross , the pilot by the ADAC air rescue.

incident

On July 31, 2012, an incident occurred when the helicopter touched a power line shortly after take-off. The machine had to make an emergency landing at the marina in Treis-Karden , there were no injuries.

Web links

Commons : Christoph 10 (air ambulance)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Brief history of Christoph 10 , Verbundkrankenhaus Bernkastel / Wittlich, accessed on March 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Christoph 10 brushes against power line. rth.info, July 31, 2012, accessed February 8, 2014 .