The Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service (Magpas) provide a 24/7 emergency medical response service by road in the East of England since 1971. From 1997 they were also despatched by air, using the Cambridgeshire Police helicopter based at RAF Wyton until its closure. SAS has been providing Magpas Helimedix charity with its very own MD Explorer helicopter since 2012.
From May 2019 using AW169, still operated by SAS.
From May 2019 using AW169, still operated by SAS.
News about Magpas Air Ambulance |
Ipswich Hospital Helipad Reaches 300 Landings
11-Aug-24 - The Ipswich Hospital helipad funded by donations of the HELP Appeal in 2018 sees over 300 landings. East Anglian Air Ambulance, Magpas Air Ambulance and Essex & Herts Air Ambulance helicopters regularly use the helipad #Ipswich
Addenbrooke Hospital Air Ambulance Now 24/7
02-Jun-24 - East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) and Magpas Air Ambulance welcomed permission for a 24/7 operational helipad at the Addenbrooke major trauma centre #Addenbrooke
Magpas Air Ambulance Opens New Base
14-Sep-23 - HRH The Princess Royal opens new Magpas Air Ambulance new purpose-built airbase, headquarters and training centre in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire #AirAmbulance
New Medical Equipment for Magpas Air Ambulance
14-Apr-22 - Magpas Air Ambulance, a Cambridgeshire, UK based lifesaving charity received donation from the HELP Appeal for new medical equipment #AirAmbulance
New Medical Base in Alconbury Weald
22-Oct-21 - HELP Appeal, the only UK charity that funds helipads at Major Trauma Centres and hospitals, donates £300,000 to Magpas Air Ambulance new base in Alconbury Weald #magpas| More News ... |  |
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Models Magpas Air Ambulance List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||||
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| 900/00121 | md902 | 2007 | G-HMDX : Magpas Air Ambulance from 2013, op by SAS; pictured : In use by Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service ( MAGPAS ) via +  |  N91160 N902RN  G-HMDX  OE-XGM | |||||
| 11745 | aw109e | 2008 | G-MEDX : Used as main Helimed for MAGPAS charity | G-MEDX - YI-BAO | |||||
| 69077 | aw169 | 2018 | G-MGPS : Magpas op by SAS, pictured : Alconbury Weald. Replaced by G-MPAS. MAGPAS ended contract with Gama Aviat+ |  I-RAIT G-MGPS | |||||
| 22298 | aw109sp | 2013 | G-MPAS : | ||||||
| Castle Air | |||||||||
| 22298 | aw109sp | 2013 | G-MPAS : Castle Air Liskeard. Magpas Air Ambulance are to lease this after being wi+ | ||||||
