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Climbers blocked on the Monte Bianco: saved by SA-315B "Lama"

Aosta, Italy - They were in good physical condition

Yesterday, a SA-315B "Lama" helicopter of Val D'Aosta Alpine Rescue, saved two alpine climbers who have been blocked on the Monte Bianco mountain since Wednesday, on the Pilier d'Angle, between Italy and France. The evening before, the chopper did not take off to recover the two men, because of the the darkness: the operation was put off also early yesterday due to the wind and the fog. Then, around...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 110028
Rome, Italy, 12/17/2004 13:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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