Episode 5
Helicopter Heroes - S5 - E5
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.
Helicopter Heroes: Season 5 - 20 Episode s
5x1 - Episode 1
September 12, 2011
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.
5x2 - Episode 2
September 13, 2011
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.
5x3 - Episode 3
September 14, 2011
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.
5x4 - Episode 4
September 15, 2011
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.
5x5 - Episode 5
September 16, 2011
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.
5x6 - Episode 6
September 19, 2011
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.
5x7 - Episode 7
September 20, 2011
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.
5x8 - Episode 8
September 21, 2011
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.
5x9 - Episode 9
September 22, 2011
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.
5x10 - Episode 10
September 23, 2011
Two children are run over by a reversing car, and a worker is badly injured in a freak explosion.
5x11 - Episode 11
September 26, 2011
A three year old girl is run over by a lorry and helimed pilot Matt must touchdown in the town centre to save her.
5x12 - Episode 12
September 27, 2011
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.
5x13 - Episode 13
September 28, 2011
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.
5x14 - Episode 14
September 29, 2011
A paraglider crashes to earth and a vintage car enthusiast is runover by his own vehicle.
5x15 - Episode 15
September 30, 2011
There is a difficult rescue after a woodsman is injured by a falling tree and a factory worker is trapped in machinery.
5x16 - Episode 16
October 3, 2011
A disabled boy is trapped after a car leaves the road and careers through his bedroom window.
5x17 - Episode 17
October 4, 2011
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.
5x18 - Episode 18
October 5, 2011
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.
5x19 - Episode 19
October 6, 2011
The team call in the RAF to winch an injured walker off Derbyshire's highest peak.
5x20 - Episode 20
October 7, 2011
Helimed 99 is grounded by blizzards - but their patient is suffering from a heart attack.