Western Counties Air Operations Unit

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The Western Counties Air Operations Unit was a joint consortium established to provide police aviation for Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Gloucestershire Constabulary. [1] It was formed in August 1995, [1] and operated a Eurocopter EC135 from Bristol Filton Airport. [2] [3]

In July 2013, the unit was subsumed into the National Police Air Service, [4] subsequently moving to the nearby base of the Great Western Air Ambulance adjacent to the Almondsbury M4/M5 Interchange in South Gloucestershire.

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  1. 1 2 "Welcome". Website of the Western Counties Air Operations Unit. Western Counties Air Operations Unit. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Air Support Unit". Website of Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Frequently asked questions (FAQs)". Website of the Western Counties Air Operations Unit. Western Counties Air Operations Unit. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "The National Police Air Service - How Will It Affect You?" . Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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