East Anglian Air Ambulance
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The East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is an air ambulance providing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) across the English counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. The appeal to fund the service was launched in the summer of 2000 by top jockey Frankie Dettori, who had been a casualty in a serious plane crash a couple of months earlier. When flying commenced in January 2001, the service was initially available only one day a week. The East Anglian Air Ambulance operates two helicopters, 365 days a year, from its bases at Cambridge Airport and Norwich Airport, covering over 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2) and a population of approximately 3.5 million.[2]
Abbreviation | EAAA |
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Founded | 2000 |
Type | Charitable organisation |
Legal status | Registered Charity No. 1083876 |
Purpose | Dedicated helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) provider |
Headquarters | Norwich Airport, Norfolk, England |
Area served | |
Aircraft operated | 2 x Airbus Helicopters H145 |
Revenue (2022) | £18.1 million[1] |
Staff (2022) | 102[1] |
Volunteers (2022) | 240[1] |
Website | www |