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Brothers rescued back to back

Brothers rescued back to back

24 Jul 2025

On an outback adventure, Phil's crash and Paul's health scare had both brothers calling for help in the space of days.

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03 Apr 2019

Flying Doctor launches new aircraft and Major Sponsor

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations (serving SA/NT) today unveiled a brand new ‘flying intensive care unit’ which will join the fleet, and announced a new major sponsor in South Australian-based oil and gas producer Beach Energy Limited.

Two men in suits stand in front of an aircraft with a BEACH Energy logo on the side. The men are smiling.
20 Feb 2019

“I thought I had a blood nose… I needed emergency brain surgery!”

Brooke suffered multiple fractures to her skull, requiring emergency brain surgery over 2,000 kilometres away in Adelaide.

A young woman smiles. She is standing next to two horses.
05 Feb 2019

Roadstrip Retrieval

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is undertaking the aeromedical retrieval of a man following a motorcycle accident on the Eyre Highway

A RFDS Pilatus PC12 aircraft
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