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Night landing site

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Exbourne Community Landing site goes live

A further night landing site has now gone live for the Exbourne community making it the 201st of sites across Devon.

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Vinny and his family

Patient stories

Our son: our hero

17 year-old Vinny performed lifesaving CPR for 14 long minutes on his mum who suffered a cardiac arrest

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Exeter Living Awards success

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We are Charity Category winners at Exeter living Awards

We are delighted to have been awarded this prestigious prize.

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Aircraft at sunset

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Our in-memory garden

We launch our virtual Memory Garden dedicated to the memory of loved ones.

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Our 200th landing site celebration

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We celebrate our 200th community landing site

DAA crew and team joined by local community at jubilant 200th community landing site celebration.

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Our two new critical care cars

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Help Appeal enables two new Critical Care Cars

We’re thrilled to have expanded our fleet with two new Critical Care Cars.

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DAA aircraft at helipad

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Record-breaking 2023 mission numbers

In 2023 we responded to a record-breaking number of missions illustrating just how vital our service remains to the people of Devon and beyond.

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Brentor Playing Fields

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Brentor welcomes new community landing site

2023 concludes with our 199th Community Landing Site at the Brentor Playing Fields.

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Best Companies Accreditation

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We achieve 2-star Outstanding Company accreditation

Devon Air Ambulance has once again received a two-star accreditation as an Outstanding Company to work for.

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Our H145 aircraft at a rural landing site

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Proud to celebrate the work of our trustees

Our Trustees bring a valuable range of experience and knowledge to the charity and are responsible for safeguarding its future.

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