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Originally Posted by Torque Split (Post 11066422)

Interesting question from someone so far away.

Overview - 22 HEMS Charities or Commissioning Ambulance Service.

Depending on whether you include reserve aircraft there are around 43 aircraft dedicated to HEMS/Air Ambulance.

I will include all aircraft types, not just Leonard or SAS aircraft.

Operators involved:-

1. Babcock
2. Specialist Aviation Services
3. Sloane
4. GAMA
5. Heli services International (HSI)

Those Air Ambulances with their own AOC:-

1. Devon Air Ambulance
2. London’s Air Ambulance
3. Yorkshire Air Ambulance

13 x H135
12 x H145
9 x AW169
4 x MD902
2 x AS365
2 x AW109
1 x Bell 429

Air Ambulance Northern Ireland - 1 x H135
Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust. - 1 x AW169, 1 x MD902
Devon Air Ambulance Trust - 1 x H145, 1 x H135
Dorset Air Ambulance. - 1 x AW169
East Anglian Air Ambulance - 2 x H145
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust - 1 x AW169, 1 x MD902
Great North Air Ambulance - 2 x AS365
Great West Air Ambulance - 1 x H135
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance - 1 x H135
Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance - 2 x AW169
Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. - 1 x AW169
London’s Air Ambulance - 2 x MD902
Magpas - 1 x AW169
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity - 1 x H145, 2 x H135
North West Air Ambulance - 3 x H135
Scotlands Charity Air Ambulance. - 2 x H135
Scottish Ambulance Service. - 2 x H145
The Air Ambulance Service - 2 x AW109
The Children’s Air Ambulance - 2 x AW169 (Inter hospital transfers, not primary HEMS)
Thames Valley Air Ambulance. - 1 x H135
Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust - 3 x H145, 1 x H135
Yorkshire Air Ambulance. - 2 x H145

Not a UK organisation, but there is an Irish Community Air Ambulance, which is a Sloane AW109.

I hope that helps.

Missed Wiltshire off the AOC and name list (but not the aircraft list!). Also, Thames Valley apparently looking to setup with their own AOC based on recent job adverts.

Thanks on Dorset and Wales - got them sorted and just finalising pics of each so we have the latest images for the illustrations to be done.

Appreciate the help from everyone - think we have it all sorted now. Will post the final layout of the poster when we get to that stage to get everyones feedback.

Thanks again.

Another question for members:

What helos and regions do The Air Ambulance Service operate aircraft for. Trying to finish off the illustrations for the UK EMS helos poster we are doing and getting down to the last ones.

Thanks

Hi Ned,

The Air Ambulance Service HEMS Aircraft cover

The counties of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire (Helimed 53), G-WNAS based at Coventry Airport.
The counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland (Helimed 54), G-DRLA based at East Midlands Airport.

And a dedicated spare, split between the two bases G-TAAS.

All are AW109SP .

Gary

VeeAny, would you happen to have any photos of the left hand side of the current paint schemes so we could use them to draw the illustrations. I looked online as seems to be a mix of photos out there so not sure what scheme is current.

One other question for all those here - do we include the S92 SAR helos in the UK and Ireland. Was advised that as well as doing SAR work they also do EMS flights ?

And we will also add on the Irish Defence Forces AW139.

Thanks for your help everyone - poster is not far away from being finished :)

If you add the S92 SAR helicopters don't forget the AW189's :ok:

Thats my question do we include the SAR helos as well. If we do would include 1 x AW189 and 1 x S92 from UK and the one S92 from Ireland. Unless there are other types as well.

I think the SAR aircraft inclusion is a good idea.

LZ

Latest and final update. Have just finished the UK and Ireland SAR helos to include. We have done illustrations of every HEMS and SAR machine in the UK and Ireland except the ones from The Air Ambulance Service. Asked them through their social media outlets if they could send us images of their latest aircraft with the latest paint scheme. Got fobbed off and told to contact marketing, emailed marketing no response to three emails so bugger them.

Will let everyone know when its all complete.

Appreciate the help from everyone in putting this together.

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Originally Posted by KiwiNedNZ (Post 11085357)

Ned,

Do you have any contacts at Sloane Helicopters? They were probably involved in the supply of the aircraft so may have the paint scheme on file.

FNW

FNW - The schemes and markings and aircraft have changed since they were first delivered. To me their attitude just showed me they had no interest in being part of the poster so happy to oblige :)

All the others look awesome though - and again a big thanks to everyone for helping me put the master list together of what to include.

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Originally Posted by KiwiNedNZ (Post 11085357)

This photo was taken of G-WNAS on 1/6/21 so I can only presume that it is the current paint scheme:

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1756288

Sorry Ned, I was busy getting married on Saturday , so haven't been on PPrune for a few days, do you still need these, if so I will get them done today.

Gary

Got couple of small things to fix and then will let everyone know when its available