Medical Airlift Question

[XJSJohn]

excersizer said:

XJSJohn said:

We have something called the Civil Defence Farce which pretends to be an emergancy service, but TBH you are better off hailing a taxi!!

• The ambulance will wait at every set of traffic lights, the taxi by routine jumps most of them
• No one will get out of the way of an ambulance, everyone gets out of the way of taxi's as they just don't give a st and are driven by nutters.
• The taxi will take you to your choice of hospital!!!
• The taxi will probably be cheaper!

The police are not the brightest bulbs in the box either (which is not a bad thing) but the fire brigade to appear to be on the ball and realy know thier stuff, they also have very cool fire tenders!

The Air Force uses Super Pumas - and occasionally, Chinooks - for places where the taxis and Rhinos can't go, like the South China Sea.

true, and a few hovercraft for if your airplane doesn't quite make it to the runway!!! yes they do have some cool toys!

[maddog993]

telecat said:

Shame on you!!! do you not remember the appeal after Richard Hammonds crash?? The resulting funds helped the Yorkshire Air Ambulance fund a second MD explorer. The "Hammycopter" is also night landing capable......

Although 'night landing capable' they are not operational at night. We predominantly rely on RAF Leconfield SAR after dusk

Edited by maddog993 on Tuesday 24th March 09:15

[ninja-lewis]

Eric Mc said:

Not sure if they do any more.

the 67th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron(67th ARRS) used to be based at RAF Woodbridge with their Jolly Green Giants but they've switched to Mildenhall these days and the Jolly Greens are retired. Not sure if they have any heliopter assets any more.

"67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
Constituted 67th Air Rescue Squadron on 17 Oct 1952. Activated on 14 Nov 1952. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 18 Mar 1960 at Prestwick, Scotland. Activated again on 10 May 1961, organized on 18 Jun 1961 at Prestwick, Scotland. Transferred to Moron AB, Spain on 1 Jul 1966. Redesignated 67th Air Recovery Squadron on 1 Aug 1965 and then 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron on 8 Jan 1966. On 15 Jan 1970, the 67th ARRS transferred to RAF Woodbridge, UK. On 1 Jun 1988 they were redesignated the 67th Special Operations Squadron. On 1 Apr 1992 they moved to RAF Alconbury, UK. They are still active as the 67th SOS and have flown the HC-130 since 1965 (their aircraft are now designated as MC-130P), currently stationed at RAF Mildenhal, UK."

Seems the 56th Rescue Squadron (formerly in Iceland but now at Mildenhall) provide the capability with HH-60G Pave Hawks. Rescue last December.

[telecat]

maddog993 said:

telecat said:

Shame on you!!! do you not remember the appeal after Richard Hammonds crash?? The resulting funds helped the Yorkshire Air Ambulance fund a second MD explorer. The "Hammycopter" is also night landing capable......

Although 'night landing capable' they are not operational at night. We predominantly rely on RAF Leconfield SAR after dusk

Edited by maddog993 on Tuesday 24th March 09:15

I think it's on "Helimed98" and is used so they don't have to rush "dusk" pickups.