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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- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The National Police Air Service - How Will It Affect You?". Retrieved 23 August 2016.