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Helicopter Heroes
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Episode 130 min2011-09-12
Episode 1
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.
Episode 230 min2011-09-13
Episode 2
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.
Episode 330 min2011-09-14
Episode 3
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.
Episode 430 min2011-09-15
Episode 4
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.
Episode 530 min2011-09-16
Episode 5
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.
Episode 630 min2011-09-19
Episode 6
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.
Episode 730 min2011-09-20
Episode 7
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.
Episode 830 min2011-09-21
Episode 8
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.
Episode 930 min2011-09-22
Episode 9
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.
Episode 1030 min2011-09-23
Episode 10
Two children are run over by a reversing car, and a worker is badly injured in a freak explosion.
Episode 1130 min2011-09-26
Episode 11
A three year old girl is run over by a lorry and helimed pilot Matt must touchdown in the town centre to save her.
Episode 1230 min2011-09-27
Episode 12
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.
Episode 1330 min2011-09-28
Episode 13
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.
Episode 1430 min2011-09-29
Episode 14
A paraglider crashes to earth and a vintage car enthusiast is runover by his own vehicle.
Episode 1530 min2011-09-30
Episode 15
There is a difficult rescue after a woodsman is injured by a falling tree and a factory worker is trapped in machinery.
Episode 1630 min2011-10-03
Episode 16
A disabled boy is trapped after a car leaves the road and careers through his bedroom window.
Episode 1730 min2011-10-04
Episode 17
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.
Episode 1830 min2011-10-05
Episode 18
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.
Episode 1930 min2011-10-06
Episode 19
The team call in the RAF to winch an injured walker off Derbyshire's highest peak.
Episode 2030 min2011-10-07
Episode 20
Helimed 99 is grounded by blizzards - but their patient is suffering from a heart attack.
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