• Aircraft:

  Sikorsky CH-53G

• Reg: 84-55 photos
• Serial #:

  V65-053

• Airline: Germany - Army
• Photo Date: Jun 11, 2014
• Uploaded: Feb 10, 2015
• Other Location - Strub, Germany

One of the helicopters involved in the rescue operation for the researcher who stuck around 1000 meters below earth's surface in the Riesending cave near the german austrian border with a serious head injury. About 700 people took part in the rescue, leading to the successful liberation of the victim 12 days after the incident. Several helicopters of the German Armed Forces, Federal Police and Bavarian Police were involved, operating mainly out of the Army barracks in Strub near Bad Reichenhall.

Photographer

Aircraft

Claus Seifert 84-55

619 3 0 Sikorsky CH-53G

Overflight runway 25

Marc Ulm 84-55

1,719 0 0 Sikorsky CH-53G

WP AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY 84-55

1,967 0 0 Sikorsky CH-53G

Photo location

One of the helicopters involved in the rescue operation for the researcher who stuck around 1000 meters below earth's surface in the Riesending cave near the german austrian border with a serious head injury

Johannes Herrmann 84-55

2,439 1 0 Sikorsky CH-53G

Photographer

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Johannes Herrmann D-HXFH

4,342 4 0 Airbus Helicopters H145

50 years of ADAC Luftrettung

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4,965 5 0 Airbus Helicopters H145

'Goodbye Huey' on her farewell tour across Germany

Johannes Herrmann 73-08

5,492 4 1 Bell UH-1D Iroquois