Aeromed GIII Flies American Ebola Patients Back to U.S.
Registered as N173PA, the former Royal Danish Air Force aircraft is only one of two GIIIs fitted with a large forward cargo door.
Two U.S. humanitarian aid workers who contracted Ebola while working in Africa were flown from Liberia to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on August 2 and 5 aboard this specially equipped aeromedical Gulfstream GIII operated by Cartersville, Ga.-based Phoenix Air. Registered as N173PA, the former Royal Danish Air Force aircraft is fitted with a large forward cargo door, which eases patient loading/unloading, along with extensive aeromedical equipment. The patients were housed in a biological containment system–a clear plastic tent-like structure–to keep Ebola pathogens from entering the cabin and infecting the crew. (Photo: Phoenix Air)
Two U.S. humanitarian aid workers who contracted Ebola while working in Africa were flown from Liberia to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on August 2 and 5 aboard this specially equipped aeromedical Gulfstream GIII operated by Cartersville, Ga.-based Phoenix Air. Registered as N173PA, the former Royal Danish Air Force aircraft is fitted with a large forward cargo door, which eases patient loading/unloading, along with extensive aeromedical equipment. The patients were housed in a biological containment system–a clear plastic tent-like structure–to keep Ebola pathogens from entering the cabin and infecting the crew. (Photo: Phoenix Air)

Two U.S. humanitarian aid workers who contracted Ebola while working in Africa were flown from Liberia to Atlanta earlier this month aboard a specially equipped aeromedical Gulfstream III operated by Cartersville, Georgia-based Phoenix Air. Dr. Kent Brantly, who worked for aid group Samaritan’s Purse, was transported to the U.S. on August 2; Nancy Writebol, who worked for ministry SIM USA, was brought back three days later. Both were treated at a specially built isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. At press time Brantly tested negative for the virus and was scheduled for release; Writebol appeared to be recovering.