Airwolf (Bell 222) Air Ambulance Helicopter

After the show was canceled, the modifications were removed (now owned by a private collector) from the actual helicopter. It was repainted and eventually sold to the German helicopter charter company, Hubschrauber-Sonder-Dienst (aka HSD Luftrettung and Blue Helicopter Alliance), and given the registration number D-HHSD.

On the afternoon of Saturday, June 6th, 1992, while operating as an air ambulance, D-HHSD was flying a little girl suffering from heavy burns on a mercy mission from Berlin to the Cologne University Burns Unit in Köln. 

After safely delivering the girl, the helicopter and its crew of three was returning to Berlin when they encountered unexpected weather. With the visibility reduced to nearly 100 feet due to fog amidst a brewing thunderstorm, the copter's 42 year old pilot must have struggled to navigate the wooded German mountainsides.

The air ambulance helicopter (formerly known as Airwolf) crashed in fog on June 6, 1992, killing all three of its occupants.  Read More: Angel of Mercy.

Sources:

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf_(helicopter)
2) http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Airwolf-DHHSD.htm

A Special Word about This Website.

• There is so much  more to see on this website!  Take a look at The Airwolf Flight Crew, Airwolf Air Ambulances, Airwolf Documentaries, Angel of Mercy, The Special Airwolf Movie, Airwolf Sightings, Bell Helicopter Flights, and so much more.   
  
  
• This website was created to honor all of the EMS crew (ground and air ambulances). It was also created in memory of all the EMS men and women that have died in the line of duty, including Airwolf and its crew.    
  
  
• A Tribute to Airwolf - an awesome helicopter that was transformed into an Air Ambulance in Germany which saved many lives. R.I.P. Airwolf and its crew.   Read More: Angel of Mercy. 

 By Julie Elrod

Photo by:  Sam Williams 

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