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Title: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: CK on January 06, 2010, 07:23:41 pm

It was mentioned on RTE`s Drive Time on Radio 1.Even had the air corps press officer on. That the air corps due to the snow have been called in to help out with medical transport like yesterday with transporting a patient from Cork to Bandon.( I think).

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: heligaz on January 06, 2010, 08:54:45 pm

Hi,

As far as i know the 139 flew from tralee hospital to cork airport.

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: CK on January 07, 2010, 07:38:51 pm

And it was said also that a expecting mother was also transported in the AW139.

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: CK on January 08, 2010, 08:57:12 pm

Today again same radio programme had a AW139 pilot on and he said they were very busy and had a lot of expecting mothers to deal with with a lot of patients being brought to Dublin. They also had to land at Mc Kee barracks Dublin to transport a expecting to Hollis street National maternity Hospital.

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: heligaz on January 09, 2010, 05:21:09 pm

Air corps Aw139, aircraft number 276 flew to castlebar today for another air ambulance mission.

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: CK on January 09, 2010, 07:49:37 pm

Their busy this winter alright. :airforce_cool:

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: FiSe on January 11, 2010, 01:53:05 pm

...and getting some coverage and credit, finally, as the Air Corps and not as 'an army helicopter'.
There were an article or two in Irish Independent as well.

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: CK on January 11, 2010, 07:12:01 pm

They will still probly be called "an Army helicopter" even if the AC is called the Irish Air Force.

Title: Re: Air corps air ambulance
Post by: Tony Kearns on January 13, 2010, 08:23:15 pm

If it is doing an ambulance job,  rescue or bringing in fodder its called an Army Heli if involved in an accident or unfortunate incident it is called an Air Corps Heli.
Tony K ;)