On Wednesday, July 18th, 2012, a Super Puma helicopter of the Hellenic Air Force took off from 112 Combat Wing / Elefsina Air Base for a medical evacuation of a thirteen-year-old German patient from the cruise ship “Mein Schiff 1”, under Maltese flag, located 18 nautical miles southwest of the island of Kythera.
The helicopter safely transferred the patient to the 120 Air Training Wing / Kalamata Air Base.
