East Anglian Air Ambulance
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| Abbreviation | EAAA |
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| Motto | Together we save lives |
| Formation | 2000 |
| Legal status | Registered Charity No. 1083876 |
| Purpose | Dedicated helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) provider |
| Headquarters | Norwich International Airport |
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Region served
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East Anglia |
| Website | EAAA |
The East Anglian Air Ambulance is an air ambulance providing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) across the 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. Flying commenced in January 2001 and the service was initially available only one day a week. The East Anglian Air Ambulance now operates two helicopters from its bases at Cambridge and Norwich airports, and the service now operates 365 days, covering over 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2) and a population of approximately 3.5 million.
EAAA's mission statement is: "To alleviate suffering and save lives, by the rapid delivery of specialist clinicians and equipment to accidents and medical emergencies and the subsequent transfer of patients to and between hospitals".
The charity provides air ambulance cover for East Anglia, in association with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, which provides highly skilled critical care paramedics who fly with the charity.
EAAA's first aircraft was a Bolkow 105, commissioned from Sterling Aviation. The aircraft was based at Norwich International Airport and had the call sign 'Anglia One'.
In June 2006 a new helicopter, a MBB/Kawasaki BK117, G-OEMT, was commissioned from Sterling Aviation. The aircraft replaced the Bolkow 105, G-EYNL, and went into service as Anglia One. In August 2007 and second MBB/Kawasaki BK117, G-RESC, went into service with EAAA as Anglia Two.
In March 2011 EAAA changed operator and moved from Sterling Aviation to interim supplier, Bond Air Services. Bond later successfully tendered for the contract to operate Anglia One and Anglia Two. During the interim period EAAA flew red aircraft but soon returned to their more familiar yellow livery with the introduction of the Eurocopter EC135.
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