Christoph Murnau

Christoph Murnau D-HEMS
Christoph Murnau (still D-HLIR) at the landing site of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen mountain rescue service, February 2015
Air rescue center data
Operator:	ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH
Helicopter type:	Airbus Helicopters H145
Former LFZ *:	until 1998: Bell 222 until March 2014: MBB / Kawasaki BK 117
Installation:	October 20, 1994
Location:	Employer's liability insurance association accident clinic Murnau
Operational readiness:	7 a.m. to sunset
Particularities:	Dual use helicopter , winch
Coordinates:	47 ° 40 '19.7 "  N , 11 ° 12' 55.8"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 '19.7 "  N , 11 ° 12' 55.8"  E
Height:	688 m above sea level NHN ft
crew
Pilot:	ADAC air rescue
Doctor:	Employer's liability insurance association accident clinic Murnau
HEMS Technical Crew Member :	Employer's liability insurance association accident clinic Murnau
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph Murnau is a rescue and intensive care transport helicopter (so-called "dual-use" helicopter ) of the ADAC stationed at the Murnau Accident Clinic , which is used for both primary and secondary operations (relocations).

history

The air rescue center (LRZ) started on October 20, 1994 with the company HSM (Heliservice, Egelsbach) with a Bell 222 a 24-hour flight service for intensive care transports at the Murnau Accident Clinic. The helicopter flew under the radio code "Rettung Frankfurt 89/1"; later it was renamed "Rettung Murnau 89/1". From 1998, in cooperation with the ADAC, an MBB / Kawasaki BK 117 was used as a rescue and intensive care transport helicopter by the HSM. A year later, the ADAC took over the LRZ entirely. The operating times changed to 7 a.m. until sunset. Since then, the radio call name has been "ITH Murnau".

In December 2000 the temporary tent hangar that had been in use since commissioning was replaced by a new one, and in November 2003 the helicopter was given a new landing pad. An official name change was made in May 2002. The ITH Murnau was now called Christoph Murnau .

In March 2014 the previously used BK-117 C1 was replaced by a new BK-117 D 2 (also sold as H 145) with a rescue winch. In addition to higher power reserves, the rescue winch that comes in and out twice as fast stands out.

Rescue center

The air rescue center (LRZ) is located at the professional association accident clinic Murnau, which also provides the entire medical crew. In 2014, 1298 sorties were flown. With its rescue winch installed since 2008, the helicopter is also used for mountain rescue.

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  Rescue center with helicopter in the background

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  View of the interior by Christoph Murnau

Web links

Commons : Christoph Murnau (air ambulance)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Christoph Murnau at the Murnau Accident Clinic
• Christoph Murnau at rth.info