History so far
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How it all began
On 21st May 1991, the Charity formally launched 'Air 5' at Hagley Hall in Worcestershire. The new air service was one of the first in the UK and operated five days a week from Halfpenny Green Airport near Wolverhampton. In October of that year, the aircraft relocated to new facilities at RAF Cosford in Shropshire.
Our identity
‘Air 5’ was eventually renamed ‘County Air Ambulance’ in March 1993, in recognition of the eleven counties of the England and Wales served by the Charity.
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Strategically located
In May 1997, County Air Ambulance introduced a UK Motorway first, with its second helicopter base on the Strensham Service Area of the M5 Motorway in Worcestershire. County Air Ambulance moved into the East Midlands in November 1999 with its third helicopter, based at East Midlands Airport. In April 2008, this aircraft base was relocated to Staffordshire as part of a re-organisation of air services in the region.
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New State-of-the-art aircraft
The Charity started operating with a Bolkow 105 aircraft. Within two years of starting air operations the Charity introduced the first of three new generation EC135 aircraft into the fleet. It was the first time in the UK that such an aircraft had been used as an Air Ambulance.
