Medicopter 117

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Medicopter 117 Season 2 DVD box.

TV Series (1998-2006)

Starring:
Manfred Stücklschwaiger (Thomas Wächter)
Serge Falck (Peter Berger)
Rainer Grenkowitz (Dr. Michael Lüdwitz)
Sabine Petzl (Biggi Schwerin)

Medicopter 117 is a television series about two teams of rescuers flying with a helicopter. Every episode has one or two rescue operations. It has a high count of spectacular stunts. Many of them are performed by the actors themselves.

MBB/Kawasaki BK 117-B2

Appears in various episodes.

The so-called "Medicopter 117" is the star of this series. D-HECE is the designation it also has in real life. Other designations visible throughout the series are D-HEOE and D-HEGE (both fake). In real life it is now used since 2011 as a offshore-rescue helicopter for the German company DL Helicopters. Between filming it was operated by DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht) and then later called I-HECE for operations in Italy. It became also famous for being used in the 2002 European floods.

Registration D-HECE is the real designation.
Registration D-HECE is the real designation.


Robin DR400

Episode 1.05
A pilot tried to commit suicide by crashing into a mountain. In last moment he changes his mind but the plane has run out of fuel and crashes into another mountain. The Pilot managed to jump out, fell into a forest and survived. Co-Pilot also jumped out, but missed the trees and fell onto a grade. Luckily he survived too. D-EDOF is a real designation. This plane is a Robin DR-400 owned in real life by Flugsportgruppe Neustadt a. d. Aisch e.V.

Registration D-EDOF
The instruments show it has zero fuel. Story says it was just low on fuel.
D-EDOF seconds before the crash. Notice that it has no landing gear.
Crashexplosion.jpg

Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil

Episode 1.05
Chases the suicide pilot in the Robin. A psychology therapist onboard tries to convince the pilot to land the plane safely.

Designations are painted over
Designations are painted over


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