Helicopter Rescue Featuring Prince William (DVD)

Wales has the busiest Royal Air Force (RAF) search and rescue operation in the whole of Britain. Hundreds of people are saved every year by the iconic yellow Sea King helicopters. Helicopter Rescue gains exclusive access to follow the crews based at RAF Valleyon Anglesey and RMB Chivenor in Devon. Along the coastline and up in the mountainsof Wales, the RAF's iconic yellow Sea King helicopters are a familiar and comforting sight. In 2012, the two RAF Search and Rescue bases covering Wales were scrambled566 times, making them the busiest in Britain, with more than 470 people being rescued. Helicopter Rescue follows the RAF's duty search and rescue crews from Valley and Chivenor as they are scrambled to locations across the country against a backdrop of stunning views of the Welsh landscape. In this gripping series we follow the real life rescue stories from mountainside to hos-pital bedside, discovering how the iconic mountains and coastline of Wales can be both beautiful and treacherous for visitors. Join the action as cameras are allowed behind-the-scenes access to the two Sea King Helicopters serving Wales, in a series which follows the crews who work with Prince William three hundred and sixty five days of the year.

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