The ‘flying hospital’ of France and Italy

​A helping hand
Germany offered to fly patients from across Europe to its own hospitals for treatment; patients were picked up from Italy – Europe’s worst hit region – and France.

In pic: A Bundeswehr handout photo shows their German air force Airbus A-310 ‘Medivac’ before its departure to Bergamo, in Cologne, Germany.

Airbus
To airlift patients, German force refitted an Airbus A310 with all the necessary medical equipment.