Kent Air Ambulance crew attacked
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Kent Air Ambulance crew attacked
BBC News item here:
Having thoroughly enjoyed some very pleasant times on floater duty with KAAT in the past, it was disturbing to read the article referenced. With any luck, the driver (BA?) didn't catch anything off the scrotes. Best wishes to all at Marden - hope this doesn't put you off.
Had 2 surprising jobs in Kent - 1 at a shiny new, expensive housing estate on an old WW2 airfield, where I started getting concerned when people like the above began kicking a football at the aircraft to see what I'd do (phoned the police...). However, it's not all bad there - was tasked to a real downtrodden-looking quarter of Folkestone and landed on a patch of rough ground where some youngsters had been playing footie before we arrived. They couldn't have been more helpful - some were Ambulance cadets themselves (presumably St J's). Just went to remind me that you can't take anything for granted/ judge books by covers.
Two held over Kent Air Ambulance attack in Sevenoaks
Two youths have been arrested and bailed following a disturbance which happened after a Kent Air Ambulance helicopter responded to a 999 call.
Police were called after the aircraft landed in a field near The Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks, on Sunday afternoon.
Officers said two people had been seen hanging off the helicopter's tail fin and swinging on the pilot's door.
When the pilot asked them to stop they became verbally aggressive and one grabbed the pilot around his throat.
Kent Police said a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public order offences, while a 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of common assault and public order offences.
Aircraft inspected
Both were given bail pending further inquiries.
The Kent Air Ambulance Service said the incident prevented the helicopter from being used to transport an injured baby, who had to be taken to hospital by road accompanied by the air ambulance's crew.
The aircraft was unable to return to service until it was given a full inspection by an engineer, which was completed on Monday morning.
John Tickner, chief executive, said: "I find it incredible that anybody would want to attack a charity air ambulance and its crew, whose sole purpose is to help seriously injured people in their time of need.
"It is completely unacceptable that any of our staff are subjected to an assault and we will always fully support the police in any further action."
Two youths have been arrested and bailed following a disturbance which happened after a Kent Air Ambulance helicopter responded to a 999 call.
Police were called after the aircraft landed in a field near The Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks, on Sunday afternoon.
Officers said two people had been seen hanging off the helicopter's tail fin and swinging on the pilot's door.
When the pilot asked them to stop they became verbally aggressive and one grabbed the pilot around his throat.
Kent Police said a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public order offences, while a 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of common assault and public order offences.
Aircraft inspected
Both were given bail pending further inquiries.
The Kent Air Ambulance Service said the incident prevented the helicopter from being used to transport an injured baby, who had to be taken to hospital by road accompanied by the air ambulance's crew.
The aircraft was unable to return to service until it was given a full inspection by an engineer, which was completed on Monday morning.
John Tickner, chief executive, said: "I find it incredible that anybody would want to attack a charity air ambulance and its crew, whose sole purpose is to help seriously injured people in their time of need.
"It is completely unacceptable that any of our staff are subjected to an assault and we will always fully support the police in any further action."
Had 2 surprising jobs in Kent - 1 at a shiny new, expensive housing estate on an old WW2 airfield, where I started getting concerned when people like the above began kicking a football at the aircraft to see what I'd do (phoned the police...). However, it's not all bad there - was tasked to a real downtrodden-looking quarter of Folkestone and landed on a patch of rough ground where some youngsters had been playing footie before we arrived. They couldn't have been more helpful - some were Ambulance cadets themselves (presumably St J's). Just went to remind me that you can't take anything for granted/ judge books by covers.
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If they're anything like the scrotes that we have to deal with on a regular basis, then their 'future earnings' would only be taxpayer-funded handouts anyway! At least in our cab we're able to carry an assortment of purpose-designed 'de-scroting tools'...
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Mistaken Identity?
According to G-INFO, G-KAAT is registered to Police Aviation Services. It looks very much like a "police helicopter".
If you assume the scrotes can not read, you could understand why they did what they did. They were perhaps trying to get back at the police. (Oh look, there's a police helicopter on the ground, quick now it's our turn to get our own back for chasing us with impunity all the time).
Is it clever to disguise an air ambulance to look like a police heli?
That would never happen in Devon and Cornwall.
If you assume the scrotes can not read, you could understand why they did what they did. They were perhaps trying to get back at the police. (Oh look, there's a police helicopter on the ground, quick now it's our turn to get our own back for chasing us with impunity all the time).
Is it clever to disguise an air ambulance to look like a police heli?
That would never happen in Devon and Cornwall.
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Chopjock, are you having a laugh? Police Aviation Services is a working title for a company which also provides Air Ambulance helis, crews and engineering to several operations. The colour scheme of the helis they provide is entirely a matter for the Air Ambo charity to choose - PAS don't paint them all like 90's police cars.
Any Kentish fule kno that their police do not have a heli (they have to borrow one from neighbouring counties), and the ones that can read - OK, possibly not applicable here - can see 'Air Ambulance' on the side of the aircraft.
...and as a Devon Council Tax payer, I wish I could share your certainty.
Any Kentish fule kno that their police do not have a heli (they have to borrow one from neighbouring counties), and the ones that can read - OK, possibly not applicable here - can see 'Air Ambulance' on the side of the aircraft.
...and as a Devon Council Tax payer, I wish I could share your certainty.
Assuming some charges will follow,I think the 2 scrotes and their `parents` should spend a week in their nearest hospital,`cleaning-out`,attending trauma accidents,and finally a session with a pathologist in the morgue.... won`t happen ,of course...
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What 'further enquiries' do the police need to make
I deal with morons like this every day and have for over twenty years. The depths to which they will stoop still never fails to astound and appall me
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That would never happen in Devon and Cornwall.
I can rustle up some M4 mounts if anyone wants them...
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Old Git - you are responsible for making me stop slamming my head on my desk in exasperation at working here, and allowing myself a little chuckle! Thanks.
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I'm surprised to hear that it happened in Sevenoaks. Granted, it's been a while since I was in Blighty, but I thought Sevenoaks was fairly tame, hardly a Moss Side or Peckham.
That was my reaction too!
On the plus side, when you deal with such amateur scrotes it is normally easier to make them cry 
On the downside, it seems nowhere is sacred anymore.
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in addition to knee cappin gthem I'd also de-ball them. It should place some restriction of the local genepool hitting further lows in the not too ditant future.
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Sadly, there are some sites we land at, where back up is needed. In my short Air Ambo career so far, we had the fire service and police back us up when landing at Aintree Hospital site. Landing in Preston Park and Dream in St Helens was also a little tense, especially when they start asking what drugs you are carrying..............
idiots meet up with Flying Lawyer in his professional capacity, and very soon.