Category: Rescue

RAF
Westland Whirlwind HAR 10
Search and Rescue helicopter, seen in the Doncaster Air Museum

XE317
RAF
Bristol Sycamore HR14
This rescue helicopter, based on a 1940s design, served at RAF Thornaby in Teesside and in Norther Ireland. It has a 1,000 lb payload and can accommodate three passengers

Royal Navy
Westland WS-55 Whirlwind
Search and Rescue helicopter, seen in the Doncaster Air Museum

KM20 NJE
Surrey Search and Rescue
Volvo XC90
New at the end of 2020, the hybrid car is used as an initial response vehicle and carries a medical kit and a drone among other kit

HJ58 PNK
Lancaster Area Search and Rescue
Land Rover Discovery
Water Rescue unit. The yellow and white battenburg markings look really striking against the black bodywork

NV02 JVU
Yorkshire Lowland Search and Rescue
Mercedes Sprinter
This vehicle was new to this SAR team in 2019 as a control unit. Previously it had been used by Scarborough & District SAR Team for over 10 years.

Border Search and Rescue
The line up of vehicles at the rescue base in Kelso. The base is a garage with three doors and is no longer suitable for us by the service. There are no toilet facilities, the vehicles only just fit in and there is very limited storage space for equipment. Other equipment is stored at another site one mile away which slows down response times to rescue calls. They are currently fundraising £450k for a new purpose built base that will meet the needs of the organisation.

SN06 DYW
Border Search and Rescue
Land Rover Defender
Based at Kelso, Scotland. The team respond to call outs made via the police to searches in the Scottish Borders. Working on the boundary between two countries brings its unique challenges, such as identifying which side of the border a found body was on (and therefore which police service will investigate it) and working with neighbouring North of Tyne SAR who are under the Mountain Rescue England and Wales umbrella rather than the Scottish equivalent.

SN12 DSZ
Border Search and Rescue
Land Rover Defender
Used by the volunteer rescuers based at Kelso.

SN18 HMC
Border Search and Rescue
Mercedes Sprinter
Call sign Reiver Zulu, this was new in June 2018 and replaced a S registration Ford Transit County

P975 JKY
Yorkshire Lowland Search and Rescue
Mercedes Sprinter
Previously used by Edale Mountain Rescue Team