Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Role: Air Ambulance

(Dorset Ambulance Service NHS Trust).
The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, launched in March 2000, provides a daily response to emergency calls, sporting and road traffic accidents in remote locations in support of the NHS Ambulance Service. A new aircraft, a Eurocopter EC 135 came into service in March 2007 and is larger, quicker and smoother ensuring that all patients receive the best possible journey to hospital. The helicopter is operated by Bond Air Services Ltd.

Air Bases:

Base	Duration
Henstridge	March 2000 - Present

Aircraft Used:

Type	Qty	Service	Example Serials
MBB Bo 105DBS	1	March 2000 - 2007	G-NAAB
Eurocopter EC.135T2+	1	March 2007 - Present	G-DORS, c/s 'Helimed 10'

References:

• Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
• wikipedia: Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance