Helicopter Heroes is a British daytime television series, following the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The first episode aired on 3 September 2007. In 2012–13 the team also produced a 10 part series called Helicopter Heroes Down Under, featuring the work of British medics working in Australia.
Episodes Season Season 5 · 0/20 Season 4 · 0/20 Season 3 · 0/17 Season 2 · 0/20 Season 1 · 0/10 0/20 watched · 2011
S05E01 Episode 1 2011-09-12 30m
A rambler's badly hurt after she's attacked by a herd of cows in the Dales, and the team's forced to call in the RAF after a doctor falls down a ravine in the picturesque Peak District. more
S05E02 Episode 2 2011-09-13 30m
A professional mountain biker plunges 40ft off a cliff, and a French motorist forgets to drive on the left - with painful consequences for a motorcyclist. more
S05E03 Episode 3 2011-09-14 30m
Identical twin climbers cause confusion when one falls off a rock face, there's a hit-and-run accident, and a cyclist on a charity bike ride in aid of the air ambulance needs its help. more
S05E04 Episode 4 2011-09-15 30m
A teenage cyclist fights for life after a serious road accident near his home, and pilot Steve faces a tricky landing to rescue a camper who has fallen down a hillside. more
S05E05 Episode 5 2011-09-16 30m
The team turn childminders after a father overturns his car on a family day out, and a pigeon fancier insists his rescuers release his birds before he takes a flight to hospital. more
S05E06 Episode 6 2011-09-19 30m
A bride's wedding plans are wrecked when the minibus carrying the groom's stag party overturns on the motorway, and an angler fights for his life after experiencing a rare reaction to a wasp sting. more
S05E07 Episode 7 2011-09-20 30m
The team flies to the rescue of a teenage canoeist feared badly hurt after a white water accident, and a trapped farm worker texts for help after he is crushed by a giant hay bale. more
S05E08 Episode 8 2011-09-21 30m
A young worker fights for his life after being injured by a forklift truck. Meanwhile, a wartime re-enactment group suffers a casualty when one of its recruits is crushed by a field gun. more
S05E09 Episode 9 2011-09-22 30m
A good samaritan is trapped beneath the wheels of an articulated lorry after he stops to help out a fellow motorist, and a mountain biker has a heart attack on the highest peak in Derbyshire. more
S05E10 Episode 10 2011-09-23 30m
Two children are run over by a reversing car, and a worker is badly injured in a freak explosion. more
S05E11 Episode 11 2011-09-26 30m
A three year old girl is run over by a lorry and helimed pilot Matt must touchdown in the town centre to save her. more
S05E12 Episode 12 2011-09-27 30m
When a trench collapses, emergency services fight to free a young builder trapped up to his waist and a teenage girl falls down a ravine. more
S05E13 Episode 13 2011-09-28 30m
There is a major rescue operation as a plane crash lands in a river and a veteran climber plunges down a rock face he was trying to climb without ropes. more
S05E14 Episode 14 2011-09-29 30m
A paraglider crashes to earth and a vintage car enthusiast is runover by his own vehicle. more
S05E15 Episode 15 2011-09-30 30m
There is a difficult rescue after a woodsman is injured by a falling tree and a factory worker is trapped in machinery. more
S05E16 Episode 16 2011-10-03 30m
A disabled boy is trapped after a car leaves the road and careers through his bedroom window. more
S05E17 Episode 17 2011-10-04 30m
A major search operation is launched for a pilot trapped in his wrecked cockpit. 999 controllers have no idea where he is - and it is up to the helimed team to find him. more
S05E18 Episode 18 2011-10-05 30m
A cycling club's Sunday spin ends in a serious accident, a teenager plunges 30ft from rocks and a boy is hit by a runaway truck. more
S05E19 Episode 19 2011-10-06 30m
The team call in the RAF to winch an injured walker off Derbyshire's highest peak. more
S05E20 Episode 20 2011-10-07 30m
Helimed 99 is grounded by blizzards - but their patient is suffering from a heart attack. more 
