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English: In March 1949, the Ministry of Health told the Red Cross it would form the National Hospital Service Reserve (NHSR) as one of the civil defence services. The Red Cross and St John were invited to appoint two representatives to sit on the working party. Recruiting for the service began on 15 November 1949.

In 1955, the service carried out a civil defence exercise in Croyden. It was the first time in Britain that a doctor, nurse and auxiliaries of the NHSR arrived on scene by helicopter.

Civil defence exercise with a helicopter carried out in Croyden in 1955. It was the first time in Britain that a doctor, nurse and auxiliaries of the NHSR arrived on scene by helicopter.

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