New £2.5m aircraft added to national police air support fleet

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New £2.5m aircraft added to national police air support fleet

The National Police Air Service has procured four new fixed wing aircraft.

Date - 5th March 2020
By - Chris Smith

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The National Police Air Service is adding four Vulcan P68R planes to its capacity to support all 43 forces across England and Wales plus British Transport Police. Based at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, the planes will do the same work as police...

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