Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex
@airambulancekss
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We fight every day to save lives across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. We bring the emergency room to the scene and deliver lifesaving care. #CaringTheKSSWay
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🚨URGENT: It's a race against time.
We can give more loved ones the best chance of survival. But only if we buy our air ambulance now. More time in the air means more lives saved. For family. For friends. Help us buy it for life.
Please donate today at
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Today, like every day, we remember Graham, Mark and Tony who tragically lost their lives 22 years ago, in service of our charity. They are forever in our hearts.
We remember their dedication and devotion to helping others. Our thoughts are with their loved ones especially today
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We are excited to show you all our new response car💙😍
There are times when the weather may prevent us from using our aircraft.
This is when our rapid-response vehicles play a vital part in our service, by providing specialist life-saving care by road.
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Today, like every day, we remember Graham, Mark and Tony who tragically lost their lives 20 years ago today, in service of our charity.
We remember their dedication and commitment to helping others and our thoughts, especially today, are with their loved ones.
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Today, and every day, we remember the dedication and devotion of Graham Budden, Mark Darby and Tony Richardson, who tragically lost their lives whilst serving our charity on 26th July 1998.
Our thoughts are with their loved ones, especially today. They are forever in our hearts.
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We're delighted to announce
@dbootland
, a dedicated member of Team KSS, has been appointed as Medical Director. Duncan, a HEMS Consultant and clinical governance lead with vast experience and skills will take up the post on 1st Nov. Congratulations Duncan!
#CaringTheKSSWay
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At the end of September, and at just 23 weeks pregnant, Sam suffered a major cardiac arrest and was flown to King’s College Hospital.
Thankfully that day Dr Eyston (pictured) and the crew were able to save two lives, and 10 weeks later baby Jack was welcomed into the world.
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A day when everyone remembers
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INTRODUCING: G-KSSC
We now fly 2 state of the art AW169 aircraft ensuring we can reach our patients in less time when every second counts.
Top speeds of 3 miles per minute & 360 degree patient access enable us to revolutionise how we deliver our service.
Photo:
@ewoudterAvest
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Congratulations to the four new KSS doctors who have completed their sign off process!
They all proved their knowledge of the Standard Operation Procedures, and the wider organisation, with a viva, a moulage and observation when out on calls.
Well done! 👏
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We will never get bored of these stunning views on top of
@KingsCollegeNHS
helipad
#ViewFromTheCrew
🤩
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Today we’re remembering Graham, Mark and Tony, three incredible men who lost their lives in a helicopter accident while serving with the charity 25 years ago. Our thoughts are with their families, especially today.
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Both
@dsairambulance
&
@LNAACT
also took delivery of their own AW169 - meaning HEMS delivery is being revolutionised across the country.
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We are delighted to announce we have achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission ⭐
We are the first Air Ambulance in the country to receive the highest attainable rating in all five areas; Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
@CareQualityComm
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On 26 July 1998, Graham, Mark & Tony lost their lives whilst serving the people of Kent - thoughts are forever with them & their families.
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A late congratulations to our Emeritus HEMS Doctor Mark Wilson, as he received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours to recognise the significant contribution made by
@GoodSamApp
during the Covid Pandemic
Read more about Mark's fantastic achievement here
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While most of us will be enjoying our four-day week, our dedicated crew will be on standby, ready to deliver life-saving care to anybody who needs it, 24/7, 365 days a year.☎️🚁
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On this day in 2013, we became the UK's first 24-hour Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. This has made an amazing difference to our patients, last year alone we attended 425 missions at night.
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Our Executive Director of Service Delivery, Leigh Curtis, has been awarded an MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in the 2021 Birthday Honours.
Leigh’s contribution to the field of pre-hospital emergency medicine, and dedication to patient care is exemplary.
#QueensBirthdayHonours
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Today we remember the dedication and devotion of Graham Budden, Mark Darby and Tony Richardson, who tragically lost their lives whilst serving our charity on 26th July 1998. They are forever in our hearts.
Our thoughts are with their loved ones, especially today.
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🎉🏆 We're delighted to share the news that we won the Charity of the Year Award: with an income of more than £10 million at the
@CharityTAwards
this evening! A huge congratulations to all winners and finalists, and a tremendous thank you to
@CharityTAwards
💙
#CaringTheKSSWay
🏆 Congratulations to
@airambulancekss
on winning the Charity of the Year: with an income of more than £10 million
#CharityTimesAwards
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Welcome to Team KSS 🎉
Congratulations to our four new Paramedics Silas, Phil, Ash, and Adam and Doctors Chris and Andrew who all completed their extensive training!
Your work can help us save more lives🚁
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Merry Christmas everybody!
Our team would like to sincerely thank all of our supporters who keep us flying high.
Have a peaceful Christmas, and a Prosperous New Year!
🎄⭐🎅🏻
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What a fantastic day it has been for team KSS. Celebrating our 30th anniversary with a Royal visit from Princess Anne this morning❤️
Thank you to everyone who was involved in a truly special day.
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The night crew taking off for a mission 💙🚁
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Such an incredible photo of our crew from
@cjh3051
🤩
#HEMS
#EmergencyServices
#AirAmbulance
#charity
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We want to sincerely thank the ambulance crews, fire brigades, police officers, NHS hospital staff, RNLI volunteers, Coastguards, and Search and Rescue teams for your dedication. We are
#OneTeam
and we've got through the hardest year in our careers together!
#CaringTheKSSWay
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Stormy sky above
@KingsCollegeNHS
🚁 Thanks to our doctor, Malcolm for capturing this fantastic shot!
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Introducing our new aircraft! 🚁
The MD902 MINI fits in the palm of your hand! Its small size is perfect for carrying a few extra bandages.
#AprilFools
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Amazing sunset in our Redhill base🚁😍
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☀️ Did you know that we have provided a 24hr service since 2013? ⏰
We were the first 24 hour Air Ambulance Service in the UK, and since introducing our night-capable aircrafts we have attended thousands of missions at night. 🚁🌛
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2019 has been quite a year! We raised more money than in any previous year which has allowed us to undertake more missions & treat & care for more patients than ever before
Thank you all for your support, we wish you all a happy, healthy & successful New Year
#happynewyear2020
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Our highly skilled pilots are prepared to land in all sorts of places - including this beach in Folkestone!
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“We went to fuel the car tonight at the Shell Garage in Godstone, and a really lovely guy insisted he buy us both a coffee and a chocolate bar! Definitely made a great start to our night shift and put a smile on our faces!”
Thank you to the kind person who treated our crew!
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How it started... How it's going.....
30 years of providing life-saving care, which is all thanks to your incredible dedication and generosity. Thank you🚁💙
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🌸 Today marks the
#SpringEquinox
! 🌸
We'll have approximately 12 hours of both daylight and darkness!
☀️ Welcoming the warmer weather and longer days, we feel energised and optimistic, especially after the winter we've just faced together. 🌈
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Wow, what a lovely sunset taken from our crew😍🌅
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It's very rare for both our helicopters to be called out on the same job, in this case we flew out extra blood to our patient
We started carrying blood on board to perform transfusions at the scene of an accident or medical emergency in 2013
Our History:
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Proud to welcome 4 new HEMS Doctors and 2 HEMS Paramedics to our life-saving crews - undertaking their intensive training course next week.
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Our pilot did a great job of landing on tracks to reduce the number of damaged crops - though you can't tell from this angle!
Our pilots are often challenged to land in difficult locations, but it's so important to make sure we get to our patients as quick as possible.
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Here's G-KSSH looking magnificent in the new hangar at Redhill Aerodrome!
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Keep your eyes on the skies - Santa isn't the only one dressed in red flying tonight!
Just like every other day, our life-saving HEMS crews will be on duty, ready to respond should the need arise.
Have a wonderful Christmas Eve!
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As we approach our 30th birthday we're proud of the achievements & the care we have provided to over 30,000 patients
We also remember the challenges we have overcome & KSS family members Graham Budden, Mark Darby and Tony Richardson, who dedicated their lives to saving others
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Since 2013 we've been able to attend to patients during the hours of darkness. We're incredibly proud to be the only organisation in the UK currently operating a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Keep us flying high:
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A big thank you to
@MTWnhs
who have kindly offered access to the COVID-19 vaccination for our Service Delivery staff.
Standing shoulder to shoulder with our NHS colleagues in the fight against Coronavirus.
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It has been a poignant day as we honoured the lives of Graham, Mark and Tony, with our communities coming together to remember their commitment to our charity and to caring for others. Their legacy lives on in all that we do to save lives every day.
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Great image of our new AW169 with the HM Coastguard AW189 at a multi-agency rescue incident earlier this week. Photography: © Eddie Mitchell
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Tonight, our crew join together to clap for all our hardworking frontline medical staff &
@NHSuk
👏 Thank you💙
#clapforcarers
#clapfortheNHS
#StayHomeSaveLives
#caringthekssway
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In 2019 we flew 368 patients to Kings College Hospital. Our crew snapped this picture on their helipad
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In 2013 we became the first 24 hour HEMS service in the UK🚁
We operate a 24 hour emergency medical service to help our patients whenever the call comes.
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In 2019...
We attended 2602 jobs and treated 2,052 patients.
Thank you to all of our supporters who made this possible 💙🚁
#HEMS
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We're absolutely delighted for HEMS Paramedic,
@CraiggieP
& his wife, Jemima who welcomed baby Noah into the world last week. Noah visited our Redhill air base and even got to sit in his dad's seat on board the aircraft!
Congratulations and best wishes from us all!
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Last week our crew were very busy, attending 52 missions.
Thanks to our Rapid Response Vehicles we were able to attend more incidents than would be possible with just our helicopters due to the wintery weather conditions.
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We're celebrating our 30th
#anniversary
this year🚁
A
#beforeandafter
- Our 1st twin squirrel cabin vs our new AW169
It's incredible to see how much our service has improved through constant
#innovation
and advances in
#technology
- both in medicine and aviation
#HEMS
#history
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A huge thank you to our dispatchers, doctors, duty managers, paramedics, and pilots that are sacrificing their Easter Sunday with family to be on base, prepared to save lives ❤
We're grateful to have dedicated team members providing emergency pre-hospital care 365 days a year!
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Twas the night before
#Christmas
the kids are in bed,
dreaming of jolly Santa, in his big red sled.
Meanwhile in Redhill our crew members are there,
ready to deliver their life-saving care.
Over the castles, cliffs & downs they flew,
helping people, thanks to supporters like you.
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We’re carrying out some research testing the use of live video streaming from 999 callers’ smartphones to understand if it helps the decision making as to which emergency medical resources are needed in trauma incidents. 1/4
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Today marks the 6th Anniversary of our 24 hour service 🚁
We were the first night flying Air Ambulance in the country, and we have seen the huge difference it makes to our patients
No matter what time, day or night, we will be there if you need us
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We are so very sorry to hear of the death of John Surtees, who truly has given so much to this charity. Our thoughts are with his family.
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At the scene, our helicopters provide us with the means to deliver an advanced level of treatment and the ability to transfer patients to a hospital where they can be given the best available care for their condition.
#airambulance
#HEMS
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Had to share this stunning picture taken this week at the Redhill air base by our Medical Director and keen photographer
@Malcolm_999
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Can you spot the pilot amongst these rapeseed flowers?🤣🚁
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We sometimes help other air ambulances in neighboring counties if all their crews are out - & they do the same for us! It's called Mutual Aid 🤝
#teamwork
County borders don't stop
#HEMS
when we know we can help someone in need 🚁
Who recognises were we were?
#viewfromthecrew
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Happy International Women's Day!!👭👭
We are so proud to be operating with an all-female crew today👏👏
Today we're celebrating all the amazing women who work extremely hard every day for Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex, thank you.
#EachforEqual
#InternationalWomensDay
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🚨 Last week our crews were called to attend 70 missions 🚨
This included seven missions during the night and two where patients required blood products at the scene.
Did you know that we introduced our 24hr service and blood on board back in 2013?
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Thank You so much Sarah and Martin Apps from the Bull Inn in Faversham!
They kindly donated 25 easter eggs for our operational crew over easter!
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Innovation is key - take a look at the cockpit & medical interiors of some of our aircraft through the years & see how far we have come.
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Hope you all had a lovely Christmas!
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Around 28 times per month we fly critically ill or injured patients to
@KingsCollegeNHS
where the incredible NHS staff continue their treatment.
Surgeon,
@duncanbew
took this picture of our AW169 on the helipad on a beautiful May afternoon.
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We operate 24 hours a day.
Every bit of support is truly valued and helps us to be there for each person who needs us🚁
#thankyou
#helicopter
#sunset
#maidstone
#charity
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We welcomed a new crewmate to the team earlier in the week at our Redhill Base! ⛄
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None of us ever know when we, our family, our friends or our community may need this vital service.
Without the dedication and loyalty from our fantastic supporters, we couldn't continue to provide this, so thank you❤️
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Flying over the South East means you get to see some great views! 🏰
One of our amazing Doctors, Rob, captured this shot over
@HamptonCourtPal
last week 🚁
Take a look at our mission map to see where we've been recently 👉
#ViewfromTheCrew
@HRP_Palaces
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We are saddened to hear about the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He will be remembered for his many philanthropic achievements during his royal career. Our thoughts and prayers are with The Royal Family at this sorrowful time. RIP.
@RoyalFamily
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We’re delighted to have won the Large Charity award at this evening’s
@KentAwards
. This is wonderful recognition for the hard work of the whole of Team KSS, including our volunteers and supporters over the last 18 months in maintaining our life-saving service.
#CaringTheKSSWay
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☎ Last week we were called to attend 62 missions 🚨
🚁 37.1% of these missions were Road Traffic Collision related. Please take care while driving this weekend 💙
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In 2017, we proudly became one of the first air ambulance services to operate the new AW169 helicopter😮
The higher speed and enhanced fuel performance offered by the AW169 increases the distances we're able to cover and reduces the time it takes to get patients to hospital🚁
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Our sincerest thanks to
@SECAmbulance
as they have kindly offered a route to the COVID-19 vaccination to our Service Delivery staff.
We are incredibly grateful to work alongside this amazing service and our NHS colleagues in the fight against Coronavirus.
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Please join us in commemorating the key workers who lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic with a one minute silence today at 11am.
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
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The service is now equipped with two AW 169 helicopters, providing more cabin space, an extra 400kg (approximately) of available lift, and greater endurance to reduce reliance on fuel stops - a vital factor in night operations.
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This Boxing Day, we want to take a moment to thank those who have been working and continue to work to keep our communities safe❤️
Your dedication means more lives can be saved.
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We are so grateful to our supporters that have made it possible to continue our life-saving work amidst Covid-19.
To all our fantastic colleagues in
@NHSsoutheast
&
@SECAmbulance
who are working extremely hard through this challenging time, team KSS thank you.
#NHSthankyou
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Air Ambulance KSS Pilot, Nick Bramley, gives a tour of our AW169's cockpit!
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'Flying at night means we can reach critically ill & injured patients we might otherwise have missed' Here's HEMS paramedic,
@CraiggieP
on
@StGeorgesTrust
helipad last week. Our Night flying capabilities are even more critical as the hours of daylight diminish. Photo:
@dbootland
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We are delighted to announce today that the charity has been awarded a £1million grant from LIBOR fund. Read more:
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Amazing sunrise last week whilst stationary at our Redhill base🚁🌄
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It's a privilege to work alongside the exceptionally talented and dedicated emergency services across the South East. Massive respect to the emergency services up and down the country whose bravery keeps us all safe, every single day.
#BlueLightDay
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Not everyone knows that we are a charity... Our crews are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Share this post & spread our message!
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Our service never sleeps. On this day, 2013 we became fully operational at night. 2,689 missions at night so far: we are here for you 24/7.
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Flying back from Royal London Hospital
#ViewFromTheCrew
Who knows which London Hospital we flew to the most in 2018?
#London
💂♂️
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We were flying over a pretty choppy English Channel on this wintery day. 🌊🌊
Our Crew snapped this photo flying back to our Redhill Base after a mission. Who recognises the coastal city we are flying past? 🚁
#ViewFromTheCrew
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Craig Prentice took this great picture of the helipad at
@StGeorgesTrust
illuminated green against the night sky.
#ViewFromTheCrew
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We have seen some fantastic snowy scenes at Redhill! ❄️
Thank you to
@RedhillARFFS
for sending us this brilliant photo of G-KSSC
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