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What: Pel-Air Aviation IAI 1124A Westwind II en route from Samoa to Melbourne
Where: Norfolk Island Australia
When: Nov 18, 2009
Who: pilots, patient, accompanying spouse and two medical crew
Why: Pel-Air Aviation CareFlight medical evacuation flight en route to Norfolk Island for refueling encountered thick fog and made a controlled landing on on the water off the coast of Norfolk Island. Everyone aboard evacuated safely thanks to the skill of pilot Dominic James, were rescued by boat and taken to Norfolk Island hospital.