The Benioff Children's Hospital is a hospital system in Oakland affiliated to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This 2013 Airbus EC135P2+ N838CS is now operated by Reach Air Medical Services and serves Benioff Children's Hospitals rooftop helipads in Oakland and San Francisco. Prior to the opening of the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay (and a roof top helipad) in 2015, air ambulances flying to San Francisco hospitals had to land at SFO and transfer patients to a ground ambulance. REACH Air Medical Services bought CALSTAR's 14 helicopter EMS program in Oct. 2014. Ex-N135KJ and D-HECN.

The City of Oakland Police Department Helicopter Unit operates two MD Helicopters 500Es, N510PD (pictured) and N220PD built in 1990 and 1993 respectively. The Oakland Police have operated helicopters for more than 50 years and previously flew Hughes 269s. On October 2 1973, an Oakland Police Hughes 269C crashed on Fruitvale Avenue as a result of a mechanical failure and claiming the lives of two officers.

Built in 2002, this airframe served with Canal Air as N397U till April 2011, when it became another EMS helicopter for BC Ambulance, operated and maintained by HeliJet. Waiting here for another EMS mission on a cold and rainy winter day.

TMall on engine cowls.

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This Skyhawk was withdrawn and stored at MASDC in 1973. Later becoming part of the National Museum Of Naval Aviation collection, it has been on loan to Aerospace Museum of California in Sacramento, CA since 2006. Although painted as Blue Angel 2, this early Skyhawk never flew with the team.

Former Emirates machine arriving on delivery to European Aviation. Became 2-FIXP and then 9H-PGS.