South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service
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Founded | 1966 | ||||||
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Headquarters | Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||
Website | ams |
South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service also known as AMS is an air ambulance service headquartered at Cape Town International Airport with various bases in South Africa.
Bases[]
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The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service has bases at the following locations:
- Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport
- Oudtshoorn -
- Durban - King Shaka International Airport
- Richards Bay - Richards Bay Airport
- Polokwane - Polokwane International Airport
History[]
The SA Red Cross Air Ambulance Service was started in 1966 with a single Cessna 205 aircraft to provide a service for the transportation of critically ill and injured persons from the remote areas of South Africa.
In 1971 the service acquired an additional aircraft, a Piper Aztec, nicknamed the "Spirit of Rotary I". The funding or this aircraft was achieved through the assistance of the Rotary Club. In November 1982 the "Spirit of Rotary II", a Piper Chieftain took off from the then called DF Malan Airport in Cape Town. 1988 the service acquired its first jet aircraft, a Cessna Citation II.
In 1994 a trust was formed and the organization changed its name to the present South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service Trust.
Fleet[]
The South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service fleet comprises the following fixed and rotorwing aircraft:
Aircraft | In Fleet | |
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AgustaWestland AW109 | 1 | |
AgustaWestland AW119 Koala | 4 | |
Eurocopter EC130 | 3 | |
Pilatus PC-12 | 7 | |
Total | 15 |
External links[]
References[]
- www.ams.org.za
- Airlines of South Africa
- Air ambulance services in Africa
- Emergency medical services in South Africa
- Medical and health organisations based in South Africa
- 1966 establishments in South Africa
- Organisations based in South Africa
- Charities based in South Africa
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement