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In a humanitarian mission, the Indian Air Force deployed its Dornier aircraft o airlift a team of doctors from Army Hospital (R&R) to retrieve a liver from Pune to Delhi to save the life of a veteran.
The mission was crucial given it was conducted at short notice.
Army Hospital (Research And Referral), also known as Army Hospital (R&R) is the apex flagship medical care centre for the armed forces where the personnel associated with armed forces and their familiy members get treatment.
It's often seen that Police and Traffic personnel establish a green corridor for transportation of organs or blood in case of emergency but airlifting a team of doctors to retrieve a liver and then transporting it to the patient in time is among the rare missions by the IAF.