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Bigger, faster helicopter joins Lifesaver fleet

Special to the Opelika-Auburn News

The new Astar 350 Eurocopter based at Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport has already responded to five calls.

Bigger, faster helicopter joins Lifesaver fleet

The latest addition to the Lifesaver Air Medical Helicopter fleet, a new Astar 350 Eurocopter, will replace the Bell 206 LongRanger previously used. “The larger, faster Astar helicopter will give us greater lifting capabilities and accommodate larger...

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