G-HEMS

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HRG.

Original Poster:

72,863 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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I thought all aircraft registrations were unique.

Now I'm may be losing my marbles but I'm sure every time I watch an air rescue type programme on the TV the helicopter carries the registration G-HEMS.

So am I marbleless or is there more than one aircraft with the same registration?

FourWheelDrift

90,997 posts

299 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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One aircraft - http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&amp...

It's owned by the Dollar Group so leased to whoever wants one, so that would explain any change of livery or colours. Before them it was owned by Virgin and before that the Daily Express had it.

HRG.

Original Poster:

72,863 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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Ah, I've definitely seen it in Virgin livery in London, I just saw it operating in white and green in the Pride Of Cumbria livery.

Phew, marbles intact biggrin

Edited by HRG. on Wednesday 15th July 19:56

anonymous-user

69 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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This is the new London Air Ambulance, that I believe replaced G-HEMS.

It is G-EHMS.

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&amp...

HRG.

Original Poster:

72,863 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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I have a feeling this may get confusing smile

Eric Mc

123,929 posts

280 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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UK registrations are very rarely re-issued. G-HEMS was with the London AIr Ambulance service about ten years ago.

FourWheelDrift

90,997 posts

299 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
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Pre-1998, Express Newspapers owned, white scheme.


When it was yellow.


More recent white/green/yellow.


Gone blue.

ninja-lewis

4,930 posts

205 months

Slimmy

15 posts

243 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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G-HEMS was the airframe that HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) started with in 1989. They flew in London with that until they launched with a MD902 Explorer registration G-EHMS in 2000.

G-HEMS was taken to Barbados after leaving HEMS and converted for use as a passenger charter. After a few years it was brought back to the UK and, on the way to an airfield on the back of a truck, was damaged by a low bridge. After having its tail section rebuilt, it was eventually re-converted to Air Ambulance specification and is currently use by the Great North Air Ambulance.

G-EHMS, the MD Explorer is up for replacement next year. He's a photo.

markmullen

15,877 posts

249 months

Saturday 25th July 2009
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I used to watch G-HEMS take off from the Royal London from my student halls in Shadwell.