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At the end of yesterday, 23 November, Squadron 752 – “Fénix” was activated to rescue a 27-year-old man who was aboard a cargo ship nicknamed “BORDEAUX”.The EH-101 Merlin helicopter took off from Air Base No. 4(...)
Today, 14 November, the Air Force was involved in the rescue of a person who was on board a sailing boat more than 110 km from the island of Porto Santo, in the Madeira Archipelago.During the morning, the Air Force's Search and Rescue(...)
Yesterday afternoon, 5 November, the Air Force rescued a patient in need of urgent medical attention who was on board the passenger ship Queen Anne.The rescue was carried out using an EH-101 Merlin helicopter from Squadron 751 -(...)
Squadron 751 – ‘Pumas’, responsible for countless rescues and medical transports, was awarded the ‘Merit and Excellence’ prize at an event held on 25 October at the Ruy de Carvalho Auditorium in Carnaxide, as part of(...)
The Air Force rescued a 70-year-old woman in need of urgent medical attention aboard the ship EUROPA 2 in the early hours of today, 23 October. At the time of the rescue, the vessel was sailing about 64 km southwest of Montijo.The rescue was(...)