An incident occurred during the flight to a mission by the rescue helicopter Christoph 3 in Cologne. The helicopter had to make an emergency landing.
Cologne – The rescue helicopter “Christoph 3” stationed in Cologne had to abort a mission flight and make an emergency landing on Tuesday (30 August). According to the fire brigade, there was damage to one engine. Nobody got hurt.
Rescue helicopter Christoph 3: emergency landing on mission flight
The fire brigade in Monheim (NRW) had previously requested two helicopters from the Cologne fire brigade, including Christoph 3. In Monheim there was an apartment fire with two critically injured people.
Christopher 3
The rescue helicopter Christoph 3 is stationed at Cologne/Bonn Airport. The helicopter is operated by the Federal Ministry of the Interior via the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance. Christoph 3 had its first flight more than 50 years ago, on December 21, 1971.
The incident then occurred on the flight to the deployment site in the Mettmann district. The Cologne fire brigade announced that damage had occurred to an engine. The crew had to abort the mission flight with Christoph 3. There was an emergency landing in Hangelar (Rhein-Sieg district). “The rescue helicopter landed safely and the crew is doing well given the circumstances,” said a spokesman for the fire department on Wednesday morning. (bs)
