Memorial commemorating the Scottish Air Ambulance Service to the Island. North Uist, Hebrides. Scotland. SCO 6495
The Scottish Air Ambulance Service arose from two events in May 1933. The first was when Dr. Donald Stuart organised the carrying of a man with an acute abdomen from Islay to Glasgow and then a week or so later, my father, the late Dr. used the same aircraft to carry a dying patient (Rev Gillies) back from Glasgow to North Uist where the aircraft landed on the sand near his manse. This has been commemorated by North Uist Community Council who erected a cairn overlooking the landing site. Thus it was established that an aircraft was an excellent way of transporting ill patients both to and from hospital. Both these flights were funded by The Daily Record whose editor had, for three years, been campaigning for such a service. Two King Air 200c planes are based in Aberdeen and Glasgow and in the main, they respond to medical requests to transfer patients between hospitals.
Size: 5600px × 3749px
Location: Claddach Kirkbost, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Western Isles, Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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