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September 11: other limits have been found out regarding the resort to aerial vehicles in order to perform rescue missions

New York, USA - Flames and the shortage of data link would have increased difficulties for operations

New York city’s authorities have been heard during investigation on civil defence and law enforcement units’ situation, employed during rescue operations on September 11, 2001 (see for details AVIONEWS). Shortage of resort to aerial vehicles has been underlined once again, in particular the fact that it was impossible to use helicopters in order to perform rescue missions to save persons trapped in...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63541
Rome, Italy, 05/20/2004 12:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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