Christoph Westphalia

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Christoph Westphalia

Christoph Westfalen in January 2012
Christoph Westfalen in January 2012

Air rescue center data
Operator: ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH
Carrier: Carrier community Christoph-Westfalen, Steinfurt district
Helicopter type: Airbus Helicopters H145
Former LFZ *: to June 1989: Bölkow Bo 105
to September 1992: Agusta A109
to January 1999: Bell 222
to November 1999: Agusta A109
to December 2001: Bell 222
to October 2016: MBB / Kawasaki BK 117
Installation: June 28, 1987
Location: Airportpark Flughafen Münster / Osnabrück , Greven
Operational readiness: 24-hour standby, immediate standby from sunrise to sunset
Coordinates: 52 ° 7 '24 "  N , 7 ° 41' 24.4"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 7 '24 "  N , 7 ° 41' 24.4"  E
Height: 159 ft
crew
Pilot: ADAC air rescue
Doctor: Hospitals in the region
HEMS Technical Crew Member : ADAC air rescue
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph Westphalia is next to the airport Muenster / Osnabrueck stationed intensive transport helicopters of the ADAC .

history

The air rescue center was put into operation on June 28, 1987 and operated by DRF Luftrettung with a Bölkow Bo 105 until June 30, 1989 . This was followed by the operator HSH with an Agusta A109 until September 1992 . From October 1992 to October 1998 Rotoflug took over service at the station with a machine of the same type. From October 1998 to January 1999, Rhein-Ruhr-Helikopter operated the service. Rotoflug took over again by November 1999, followed by the Rhein-Ruhr-Helikopter again by December 31, 2001. ADAC Air Rescue has been looking after the station since January 1st, 2002 . The flight type MBB / Kawasaki BK 117 was used until October 2016, and the Airbus Helicopters H145 has been in use since then .

Up until 2011, the station was located directly at Münster / Osnabrück Airport and has since been located approx. 500 m further south in a new building in the FMO Airport Park .

Calls

In 2018, 1013 missions were flown. Areas of application in primary care are the regional association Westphalia-Lippe and southwestern Lower Saxony. Cross-border primary / secondary assignments in the Netherlands are also part of the tasks.

Web links

Commons : ITH Christoph Westfalen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Type change in Greven: "Christoph Westfalen" now with H145 , rth.info, accessed on January 11, 2017