Pilot Rob Backus

Rob Backus

Line Pilot

Rob joined Wiltshire Air Ambulance in January 2012 and left in October 2014 to pursue a role in Search and Rescue round the UK and in the Falkland Islands.

Rob returned to the charity in February 2018. His previous experience includes flying the EH101 Merlin around the world for the Royal Navy and undertaking Police and Trinity lighthouse missions.

Rob's Latest Missions

Location: Salisbury

Attended in: Helicopter

Crew Attending
Paramedic Adam Khan

Adam Khan
Critical Care Paramedic

Dr David Connor

David Connor
Critical Care Doctor

Pilot Rob Backus

Rob Backus
Line Pilot

Location: Warminster

Attended in: Helicopter

Crew Attending
Paramedic Adam Khan

Adam Khan
Critical Care Paramedic

Dr David Connor

David Connor
Critical Care Doctor

Pilot Rob Backus

Rob Backus
Line Pilot

Location: Swindon

Attended in: Helicopter

Transported to: Great Western Hospital, Swindon

Crew Attending
Paramedic Adam Khan

Adam Khan
Critical Care Paramedic

Dr David Connor

David Connor
Critical Care Doctor

Pilot Rob Backus

Rob Backus
Line Pilot

Location: Chippenham

Attended in: Helicopter

Crew Attending
Paramedic Adam Khan

Adam Khan
Critical Care Paramedic

Dr David Connor

David Connor
Critical Care Doctor

Pilot Rob Backus

Rob Backus
Line Pilot

Location: Sutton Benger

Attended in: Helicopter

Transported to: Royal United Hospital, Bath

Crew Attending
Critical Care Paramedic and Operations Officer Ben Abbott

Ben Abbott
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Clinical Lead

Paramedic Adam Khan

Adam Khan
Critical Care Paramedic

Dr David Connor

David Connor
Critical Care Doctor

Pilot Rob Backus

Rob Backus
Line Pilot

FACTS AND FIGURES

Did you know?

Wiltshire Air Ambulance is the only air ambulance resource of the 21 across the UK to use a Bell 429 helicopter.