Anyone know the apx. flight time from Baghdad-Ramstein

[Kwatt]

Co-Worker just got a call. His nephew was injured in a bomb blast.


Thanks

 

[Slew Foot]

This story sounds interesting.

What type of flight is it?

 

[Canai]

I'd suppose it depends on what kind of flying vehicle one takes.

 

[FoBoT]

about five hours

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle.../a_trip_from_iraq_aboard_a_flying_icu/

On the five-hour flight from a frontline airfield in Iraq to a US military hospital in Germany, a dozen doctors, nurses and therapists attended to the badly wounded ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt.

 

[GTaudiophile]

If it is serious, they stabilize in Baghdad and then send to Ramstein within 24-48 hours I think.

A direct Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv on a 747 takes about 4 hours.

 

[Kwatt]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
If it is serious, they stabilize in Baghdad and then send to Ramstein within 24-48 hours I think.

A direct Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv on a 747 takes about 4 hours.

They did stabilize in Baghdad but the family was notified (AS FAR AS I KNOW) when the flight left Baghdad. Apparently it happened several hours ago.

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Thanks

 

[JDMnAR1]

And then there will be a short ambulance ride to the hospital an Landstuhl in all likelihood. They have much better facilities at Landstuhl than Ramstein.

 

[AndrewR]

Someone beat me to it, but I was going to say around 5 hours. As far as I know, they fly most of the medevacs on C-17s and possibly C-9s (Navy still flies those). In country medical care is very good, and the folks in Germany are excellent. Here's hoping for a swift recovery.

 

[kyparrish]

best of luck to the family