After approximately nine hours of flight and passing through Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador, a helicopter UH-60 Black Hawk of the Colombian Air Force arrived in the Air Base Coronel Hern谩n Acosta Mej铆a in Honduras, to support humanitarian missions after the devastating hurricane Eta, which left several victims in this area of Central America.
From very early on, this metal Angel will begin to conduct evacuation, search and rescue operations, with special equipment to conduct this type of missions on land, water and jungle.
Fulfilling the plan, about five in the afternoon, arrived at the Honduran Air Force base, in Tegucigalpa, this aircraft with rescuers on board, a technical specialist in rescue equipment - TER-and a crew trained in special operations.
Thus, the Colombian Air Force arrives in the brother country to support the humanitarian operations taking place in the Sula Valley in northern Honduras, one of the villages most hit by ETA.
Source: press-Colombian Air Force
