Kent Air Ambulance Memorial, Bluebell Hill

Kent Air Ambulance Memorial Bluebell Hill. Kent s air ambulance is a registered charity established in 1989. The trust was founded by Kate Chivers. The that it costs to run each year is funded entirely by voluntary donations and fundraising. The trust suffered a tragedy in July 1998 when the air ambulance (at the time a Eurocopter AS355 Twin Squirrel, registration GMASK) crashed in good weather after colliding with power cables near Burham whilst returning to Rochester Airport following an aborted call to attend a road accident. All three crew the pilot, Graham Budden, and two paramedics, Tony Richardson and Mark Darby were killed on impact.