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German air rescue

DE Christoph 42 (DRF)

Established 1975

History Tracking
The Rendsburg station is one of DRF Luftrettung’s oldest starting operating in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. Nowadays, Christoph 42 is the only 24-hour helicopter in the country with around 1,700 missions a year, an essential component in the comprehensive emergency care of the people in the region. It is used in emergency rescue and for the urgent transportation of patients between clinics.

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Locations

1975-2020 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2020- EDXR Rendsburg Schachtholm

Models

1975-2003 MBB Bo105
2004-2016 MBB Bk117
2004 Eurocopter EC135
2016-2020 Eurocopter EC145
2020-2023 Airbus H145D2
2023- Airbus H145D3

Airframes (136)

C/N Version Built Reg Location Note
20267 h145d2 2019 D-HDSV 2023-05 📡 Lurssen (Kroeger Werft)
2023-06 📡 Hungriger Wolf / Itzehoe (ETHI)
2023-07 📡 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2023-08 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2023-09 📡 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2025-04 📡 Lurssen (Kroeger Werft)
2026-04 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2026-04 as CHX42
2026-04 Rendsburg Schachtholm seen near EDXR Rendsburg Schachtholm, Schleswig-Holstein as CHX42
2026-05 📡 Husum Schwesing
2026-05 Rendsburg Schachtholm seen near EDXR Rendsburg Schachtholm, Schleswig-Holstein as CHX42
2026-06 📡 Heide–Büsum Airport
2026-06 as CHX42
2026-06 Klinikum Berlin Buch seen at Klinikum Berlin Buch Berlin, Berlin as CHX42
2026-07 📡 Hohn
20288 h145d2 2019 D-HDSW 2021-11 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2021-12 📡 Schleswig Jagel
2022-01 📡
2022-02 📡 Kiel-Holtenau
2022-03 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
20319 h145d2 2020 D-HDRF 2020-07 📡 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2020-08 📡 Howaldtswerke
20324 h145d2 2020 D-HILF 2020-07 📡 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2020-07 Rendsburg Schachtholm to be confirmed
2020-08 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2020-09 📡 UKE Hamburg
2020-10 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2020-11 📡 Lurssen (Kroeger Werft)
2020-12 📡 Hungriger Wolf / Itzehoe (ETHI)
20318 h145d2 2020 D-HDSZ 2024-12 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm