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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
21281 h145d3 2024 D-HXFM 2025-10 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2025-11 📡 Hungriger Wolf / Itzehoe (ETHI)
21306 h145d3 2024 D-HXFN 2025-06 📡 Howaldtswerke
2025-09 📡 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2025-10 📡 Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg
2025-10 Husum Schwesing at Husum
2025-11 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2025-12 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
2026-01 📡 Rendsburg Schachtholm
21319 h145d3 2024 D-HXFO 2025-10 📡 Lurssen (Kroeger Werft)
21384 h145d3 2025 D-HXFS 2026-06 📡 Schleswig Jagel
2026-06 as CHX42
2026-06 Rendsburg Schachtholm seen near EDXR Rendsburg Schachtholm, Schleswig-Holstein as CHX42
2026-06 as CHX42
2026-06 Rendsburg Schachtholm seen near EDXR Rendsburg Schachtholm, Schleswig-Holstein as CHX42
2026-06 as CHX42