Who can use the Royal Flying Doctor service?
Who can use the Royal Flying Doctor service? The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) works to provide emergency medical and primary health care services to anyone who lives, works or travels in rural and remote Australia.
What town is the Royal Flying Doctor service based?
The RFDS base at Bankstown began operations in July 1994. Bankstown Base is the home of the Rural Aerial Health Service (RAHS) which the RFDS operates on behalf of NSW Health. While administration and coordination of RAHS flights takes place at the Dubbo Base, the majority of flights are made from Bankstown.
How many aircraft does the Royal Flying Doctor Service use?
See below for details on each plane. The RFDS national fleet is 81 planes strong and is growing each year.
Where does the flying doctors take place?
The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (set in the real life town of Minyip in north-western rural Victoria).
Does RFDS have helicopters?
In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, the five-year partnership will integrate two EC-145 helicopters into the RFDS fleet.
Is Royal Flying Doctors on Amazon Prime?
Watch RFDS Royal Flying Doctor Service, Season 1 | Prime Video.