Established 1952,
Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht /
Garde aerienne suisse de sauvetage (REGA)
alarm number 1414, is a private non-profit HEMS ( helicopter emergency services ) organisation that provides air rescue in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Rega's initial permanent helicopter base was established in Zurich in 1968.
They achieved its 300,000th mission on October 2010
