Die Rettungsflieger

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German TV series or program

Die Rettungsflieger
Also known as	The Air Rescue Team
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Dr. Rainer Berg
Composer	Axel Donner
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	108 + 1 pilot movie
Production
Running time	45 minutes, pilot movie 90 minutes
Production company	Studio Hamburg Produktion GmbH
Original release
Network	ZDF
Release	15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) – 11 July 2007 (2007-07-11)

Die Rettungsflieger (English:The Air Rescue Team) is a TV series in which fictitious missions of a rescue helicopter are displayed. The series, which was produced by Studio Hamburg and premiered by ZDF from 1997 to 2007, tries to preserve the closeness to reality in some aspects despite the undisputed entertainment character of the presentation.