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Italian Air Force emergency medical transport missions
Overview
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) has performed emergency medical transport missions using Gulfstream G-650 aircraft from the 31st Wing.
In mid-September, the Air Force completed a night mission to transfer a 70-year-old patient from Sicily to Lombardy for specialized care. The operation, authorized by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, involved moving the patient from Palermo to Pavia via Milan Linate Airport.
On September 20, 2026, a mission was conducted to transport a 58-year-old man in ‘imminent danger of death’ from Lampedusa to Palermo. Following a request from the Prefecture of Agrigento, a Gulfstream G650 flew from Rome to Lampedusa, picking up the patient for transfer to the Civico Hospital in Palermo.
In early October, the 31st Wing conducted two urgent missions to deliver critically ill infants to the Gaslini Pediatric Hospital in Genoa. The first mission transported a child in ‘immediate danger of life’ from Lamezia Terme in Calabria, coordinated through the Prefecture of Catanzaro and the Italian Red Cross Crotone Committee. The second mission involved transporting a newborn from the Sassari University Hospital in Alghero, Sardinia, via thermal incubator, following a request from the Prefecture of Sassari. These humanitarian flights are authorized by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Entities
Italian Air Force · Palermo · Prefecture of Agrigento · Lampedusa · 31st Wing
Timeline
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[HEALTH] 8 sourcesItalian Air Force conducts emergency medical flights for infants
The Italian Air Force conducted two emergency medical flights to transport critically ill infants from Calabria and Sardinia to the Gaslini Pediatric Hospital in Genoa.
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[HEALTH] 4 sourcesItalian Air Force conducts emergency medical flight from Lampedusa to Palermo
The Italian Air Force performed an emergency medical evacuation of a 58-year-old man from Lampedusa to Palermo for urgent specialized care.
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[INTERNATIONAL] 3 sourcesAeronautica Militare conducts urgent medical flight from Sicily to Lombardy
The Italian Air Force conducted an urgent overnight medical flight to transfer a 70-year-old patient from Palermo to a specialized hospital in Pavia.
Sources
agrigentonotizie.it · avolanews.it · crotoneok.it · ilfattovesuviano.it · insiciliareport.it · milanotoday.it · monza-news.it · notizieaudaci.it · notonews.it · nuoronews.it · olbia24.it · palermotoday.it · qds.it · strettoweb.com
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