| Alt Name: | The Air Rescue Team |
| Genre: | Medical drama |
| Creator: | Dr. Rainer Berg |
| Composer: | Axel Donner |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes, pilot movie 90 minutes |
| Company: | Studio Hamburg Produktion GmbH |
| Network: | ZDF |
| Num Seasons: | 11 |
| Num Episodes: | 108 + 1 pilot movie |
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.
The crew of SAR 71 consists of a pilot, a co-pilot, a doctor and a nurse.