F-16 used to deliver time-sensitive cargo for hospital

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>A critically ill patient at UNN needed lifesaving treatment, but both UNN heart / lung machines were occupied by other patients that day. Fortunately could St.Olavs Hospital dispense with one of its two instruments that day, but they had no way to transport the machine to Tromso. They contacted when defense for help.

>40 minutes later an F-16 fighter plane on the way from Orland Main Air Station. The pilot thus took a detour on Bodo heading to Rygge, where the plane was going to attend a rehearsal. Generally uses fighter between 30 and 35 minutes to Bodo. This time they used 25 minutes. The package arrived at Bodo before the trauma team that would carry the package on to Tromso.

>The patient was so poor that he could not have been saved otherwise. So all glory to Armed Forces 338 squadron who responded so quickly. It saved the life of the patient, said Dr. Anders Wetting Carlsen at thoraxanestesiologisk department at St. Olav's Hospital to addressees.

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