The life-saving Essex Air Ambulance celebrated its fifth birthday in style by unveiling its new helicopter at a fun day in Colchester.

The Europcopter EC135 replaces the 30-year-old Bolkow helicopter and pilots and paramedics are looking forward to using the new machine.

The new Essex Air Ambulance Eurocopter EC135

Paramedic Terry Dix, who is on secondment from Colchester's ambulance station said: "There's a lot more room in this aircraft.

We can get access to to the entire patient which we couldn't in the old one and it will make a huge difference.

"It's the state of the art Air Ambulance in the UK."

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Published Saturday, May 31, 2003

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