Yorkshire Air Ambulance

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is a charity based in Yorkshire, England. Launched in 2000, it provides an air ambulance service across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Its original aircraft is based at Leeds Bradford Airport and has landing pads at various major hospitals around the region including Leeds General Infirmary and James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. In October 2007 a second helicopter based at Sheffield City Airport entered service. [cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7061293.stm
title = Second Air Ambulance is launched
accessdate = 2007-10-26
date = 2007-10-25
work = BBC News Online
publisher = BBC] The airport closed at the end of April 2008 but a heliport facility still exists to cater for the Air Ambulance and the South Yorkshire Police helicopter. [cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7235454.stm
title = £100m airport plan to create jobs
date = 8 February 2008
accessdate = 2008-02-28
work= BBC News Online
publisher = BBC]

In September 2006 the original helicopter was involved in transporting the Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond following his high-speed accident at the former-RAF Elvington airfield near York. Following this operation a high profile charity appeal was launched, by 16 October contributions to the appeal have so far amounted to £185,770, although one donation of £50,000 has been "declined". [http://justgiving.typepad.com/justgivings_blog/2006/09/richard_hammond.html] The Air Ambulance is also the subject of BBC One programme 'Helicopter Heroes', which follows the crew during a typical working day.

ee also

* Air Ambulances in the United Kingdom

References

External links

* [http://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/ Yorkshire Air Ambulance]