We’ve just reached 14,000 helicopter missions since we first took to the skies back in 2007.

Combined with the deployments in our emergency response vehicles, we’ve now responded to more than 21,500 incidents across our region.

There for you

Mission 14,000 happened during a recent call-out to an incident in Milford on Sea on Tuesday 10 June.

The team had just completed another mission when they were immediately deployed to Milford on Sea, directly from Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.

At the scene, our team worked alongside colleagues from South Central Ambulance Service to stabilise the patient. Following treatment on scene, our doctor and paramedic team stayed with the patient during the transfer to hospital by road, continuing to deliver life-saving care every step of the way.

Nick Gray, our Paramedic Clinical Lead, who was on flight number 14,000, said:

“Our sincere thanks to everyone who supports this charity. Your kindness and passion ensures my colleagues and I are ready to provide emergency critical care to those who need it.

“Many of our patients and their friends and families are only together now because of the exceptional generosity of the people who have supported us since our first flight in 2007.”

One of those 14,000 responses was to 47-year-old Matt Poole, who was flown to hospital after he was involved in a motorbike road traffic collision on the A339 north of Basingstoke in 2022.

Matt suffered a catalogue of breaks, dislocations and other serious injuries, from his shoulders to his toes, when he was thrown 30 metres from his bike.

Due to Matt’s rural location, the team flew Matt to the region’s Major Trauma Unit, University Hospital Southampton.

Matt with his family during a hospital visit.

Matt said:

“I was a broken mess in a field. Because of the work they did I’m up, I’m walking and I’m better. I’m alive. To everyone who supports this service: I want to thank you for being so selfless. The service you keep going is life-saving. I am proof of that.”

So far in 2025 alone, we’ve already responded to more than 1,000 emergencies. And none of it would be possible without the incredible generosity of our supporters.

As a charity, we rely entirely on donations from people like you to make sure we can continue delivering advanced care to the most seriously ill and injured — wherever and whenever it’s needed most.

Thank you for helping us be there.

Donate today and help us be there for our next patient.