Devon Air Ambulance Trust
- Devon Air Ambulance Trust
The Devon Air Ambulance Trust is a charity basedin the Devon in the West Country,United Kingdom. It was launched as the Ceri Thomas Appeal in August 1990 in response to the death of the 18 year old after an accident while on his bike. The appeal was based on the fact that the quicker a patient receives emergency treatment after such an accident, the better their chance of survival.
The service went into operation on August 27, 1992 and covers the counties of Devon and Somerset in the South-West of England, including Exmoor and Dartmoor. It currently operates two helicopters and can reach 50% of locations in Devon within 5 minutes of taking to the air and the remaining locations in less than 15 minutes. The trust has two bases:
* South Devon - Exeter, co-located with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary helicopter on the Police HQ at Middlemoor. Previously based at Exeter Airport. The Aircraft based at Middlemoor is a EC-135T2 aircraft, Registered G-DAAT
* North Devon - at Eaglescott Airfeld, previously at Belle Vue Airfield, near Great Torrington in North Devon. The aircraft based at Eaglescott is a BO-105 Aircraft, Registered G-NDAA.
One of the helicopters (G-DAAT) bears the signature of television presenter Jennie Bond who named the Trust as her chosen charity during her appearance in the show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!". The money raised enabled the Trust to buy a GPS moving map system for one of the helicopters.
References
* Air Ambulances in the United Kingdom
External links
* [http://www.daat.org/ Devon Air Ambulance Trust]
* [http://www.airambulancecharities.co.uk www.AirAmbulanceCharities.co.uk] - The Association of Air Ambulance Charities
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