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Confidence Flights Begin For Med Flight Staff
Med Flight Crash Killed 3 Members Of Team
UPDATED: 8:33 am CDT May 21,
2008
MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight staff members began confidence flights without patients onboard Tuesday afternoon.It's the first step since a crash near La Crosse killed three members of the air ambulance team.The 10-to-15-minute flights are available to staff members through Thursday. They give staff members the chance to fly before regular patient service resumes.A final decision on when patient flights will resume has not been determined.
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- May 16, 2008: Memorial Services Set For Med Flight Crash Victims
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- May 13, 2008: Authorities: UW Med Flight Helicopter Crashes
- May 12, 2008: Officials Investigate After Fatal Med Flight Helicopter Crash
- May 12, 2008: Colleagues Remember Victims Killed In Med Flight Crash
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