Chopper Squad(1978)

Chopper Squad is an Australian television series that follows a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney. The show dramatizes the high-stakes work of aerial rescue operations, capturing the intensity and heroism of emergency response in a coastal setting. Produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network, the series became notable enough that it reportedly influenced the later American hit Baywatch. With its focus on real rescue scenarios and the skilled pilots and crew members who execute them, Chopper Squad offers viewers an inside look at the dangerous and vital work of marine and aerial emergency services.