Our Charity

BFSG’s chosen charity really has to be something special, aviation related and that operates in the vicinity of Bristol. So it comes as no surprise that the group has opted to support Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, or GWAAC for short.

GWAAC does amazing work across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and parts of Wiltshire. The helicopter operates from an airbase at Almondsbury in South Gloucestershire, adjacent to the M4/M5 Almondsbury Interchange.

2025 saw GWAAC’s second record-breaking year in a row for missions by their Critical Care Team. They were called out to help someone in need 2,344 times, including 668 call-outs in Bristol and 323 in South Gloucestershire.

They operate just one helicopter, an EC135 T2+, known as Helimed 65.

If you want to read more about the great work GWAAC do, please see their website: https://greatwesternairambulance.com

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From a flight simulation perspective, you are well catered for, with some great freeware available for you to create your very own GWAAC missions!

For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 & 2024 users there is scenery for the airbase available:
MSFS 2020: https://flightsim.to/file/30992/gb-0838-almondsbury-bristol-npas-gwaa-heli-base

MSFS 2024: https://flightsim.to/file/97706/egbnc-almondsbury-bristol-npas-gwaa-heli-base

The EC135 is also available, along with the GWAAC livery, for MSFS 2020:

https://flightsim.to/add-ons/airbus-h135
https://flightsim.to/file/14902/airbus-h135-great-western-air-ambulance-liveries-pack