News: Italian medevac AW139 down 24-01-2017

[frank kramer]

According to reports in the Dutch press, an Italian medevac helo with 6 POB came down in bad weather near Lucoli in the skiing area Campo Felice in the center of Italy. No news yet on the fate of the occupants.

http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/2749 ... lie__.html

(photo in the article for illustration purposes only)

[Stratofreighter]

According to reports in the Dutch press, an Italian medevac helo with 6 POB came down in bad weather near Lucoli in the skiing area Campo Felice in the center of Italy. No news yet on the fate of the occupants.

http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/2749 ... lie__.html

(photo in the article for illustration purposes only)

Thanks for the headsup!

http://www.ansa.it/abruzzo/notizie/2017 ... 5d716.html
makes it an AW139...

Translation:
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The helicopter would fall in the recovery phase of an injured on a ski field at Campo Felice. Aboard six people. The helicopter would have crashed from a height of 600 meters. The helicopter of 118 - a 139 Aw - would disappear from the radar in the province of L'Aquila. According to preliminary information, the aircraft would launch the crash signal while in town Casamaina, in the municipality of Lucoli, near the plain of Campo Felice. Some witnesses said they heard a roar.