East Anglian Air Ambulance
Role: Air Ambulance

(East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust).
The East Anglian Air Ambulance was officially launched by champion jockey Frankie Dettori in the Summer of 2000 at the Millennium Grandstand at Newmarket Racecourse. The service began flying in January 2001 and in the early days the service was only able to operate one day a week, but within five months Anglia One was flying five days a week.

Now the helicopter and its crew are on stand-by for 365 days a year and can reach almost anywhere in the region within 20 minutes and often quicker. Operating during daylight hours, the helicopter begins and ends its day at Norwich airport where Sterling Helicopters, the operator, is based. During the day, Anglia One relocates during the day to premises at RAF Honington, covering the east of the region (Norfolk and Suffolk).

Anglia Two is based at RAF Wyton and covers the west of the region - Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Launched in August 2007, It initially flew five days a week (Sunday to Thursday, but a seven days a week service was introduced in 2008.

Pilots and maintenance are provided by Sterling Helicopters Ltd.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Norwich	Jan 2001 - Present
RAF Honington	2006 - Present
RAF Wyton	2007 - Present

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
MBB Bo 105DBS	1	Jan 2001 - 2007	G-EYNL, Norwich, c/s 'Anglia 1'
Aerospatiale AS.355F1	1	20?? - 20??	G-TOPS, back-up
MBB BK.117	1	March 2006 - Present	G-OEMT, RAF Honington, c/s 'Anglia 1'
MBB BK.117	1	2007 - Present	G-RESC, RAF Wyton, c/s 'Anglia 2'

References:

• East Anglian Air Ambulance
• wikipedia: East Anglian Air Ambulance