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Australian Army helicopter provides night medical evacuation in East Timor

Canberra, Australia - For two young people: a woman and a man

An Australian Army "Black Hawk" helicopter evacuated two seriously ill East Timorese nationals from an island off the coast of Dili last night for urgent medical attention. The "Black Hawk", operated by the Australian-led International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor, responded to a request from the United Nations to use its night-flying capability to evacuate two patients from Atauro Island,...

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Rome, Italy, 09/02/2011 14:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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