Helicopter Names

A Year Over Yorkshire: Your Name, Their Lifesaver

Support Yorkshire Air Ambulance and leave a lasting legacy by adding your name or a loved ones to one of our life-saving helicopters.

What is A Year Over Yorkshire?

A Year Over Yorkshire is your chance to be part of every mission we fly. For a minimum donation of £100 per name, you can have your name, or that of a loved one, proudly displayed on the tail bumper of one of Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s lifesaving helicopters for an entire year.

Whether you’re honouring someone special, celebrating your own commitment to saving lives, or remembering a loved one, this campaign connects you to our critical work across Yorkshire, making a real difference in the lives of those we help.

Each name will be seen as a symbol of hope, flying with us as we save lives and supporting the future of our vital service.

How it works

  1. Choose the name(s) to spend A Year Over Yorkshire
    Decide whose name you'd like to see on our helicopter – yours, a loved one's, or in memory of someone special. You can add up to 10 names using our simple online form. Each name requires a minimum donation of £100, but you're welcome to contribute more to further support our mission.
  2. See your name take flight
    We'll notify you when the first panel of names (approximately 400) is ready to be applied to the helicopter, or shortly after 30th June 2025, whichever comes first. Your name will then travel with us on life-saving missions across Yorkshire for a whole year.
  3. Be part of every mission
    Add the first name below, to secure your place on our helicopter and make your name or someone else's part of our crew. If you wish to add more names you will be able to do so during the next step.
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Looking for more details?

Explore our FAQs below.

You can dedicate a name to anyone – yourself, a loved one, a friend, or in memory of someone special.

Yes! You can add up to 10 names during the donation process. Each name is charged at a minimum donation of £100, but you can choose to donate more for each name if you wish.

We arrange names based on the order we receive them, and they are placed to best fit the decal on the aircraft. While we’ll try to keep multiple names together where possible, this can’t be guaranteed.

All names will be placed on the tail bumper of one helicopter in our fleet. Each name will appear on one panel of that helicopter and will not be replicated across our other aircraft.

We can accept:
A maximum of 30 characters per name (including spaces and punctuation).
First and second names only (e.g., John Smith).
Titles (e.g., Dr, Lady) and post-nominals (e.g., CBE, MD).
Nicknames or informal names (e.g., Freddie, Sam).
Hyphens are allowed, but other special characters and accents are not.
We cannot accept:
Joint names (e.g., The Browns or Peter and Susan Brown).
Special characters or accents, except hyphens.
Additional information like numbers or locations.
Group or company names.
Discriminatory or offensive language, or names used for political or corporate promotion.
Unidentifiable or fictional individuals.
We will place names as soon as each panel reaches capacity (approximately 400 names). If your name is part of a subsequent panel, we will keep you updated.
Each name will remain on the helicopter for one year from the date it is applied.
Of course! Every additional donation helps us continue our life-saving work.
After your donation, you’ll receive a link to our online ‘name finder.’ This tool will show you exactly where your name is positioned on the helicopter, making it easy to find and share with others.
Certificates will be provided as a downloadable file for you to print or share digitally.
Our helicopters are operational and required to save lives, but they also attend events across Yorkshire throughout the year. You can find details of these events HERE.
While you may see the aircraft at a PR visit, operational and crowd safety reasons mean you might not be able to get close enough to spot your name. The specific helicopter attending each event is decided based on operational needs and is not advertised in advance. We kindly ask that you refrain from contacting our head office or air support units to request details about the helicopter attending an event.

For full details about the campaign, CLICK HERE to view our Terms & Conditions for A Year Over Yorkshire.