The Great Western Air Ambulance prepares for take off from outside Gloucester Royal Hospital. The bright lime green and blue helicopter, call sign Hel

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The Great Western Air Ambulance prepares for take off from outside Gloucester Royal Hospital. The bright lime green and blue helicopter, call sign Helimed 65, is a Eurocopter 135 and can seat up to five people – a Pilot, a Specialist Paramedic in Critical Care, a Critical Care Doctor, and a patient, if transporting them to hospital. The fifth seat is often used by a trainee paramedic or doctor.

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Size: 11259px × 8444px
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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