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Offline Blackbird

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'Police61'
« on: August 15, 2009, 07:29:05 PM »
I've just caught a distant glimpse of a Squirrel helicopter in black and yellow police colours using the callsign 'Police61'
Could this be the new heli - and not an EC145 which was previously mentioned?
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009, 07:36:39 PM »
Wondering that myself. It hovered over Lurgan for around 20 minutes last Thursday or Friday. Managed to get a photo of it, be it a very distant one, but haven't had a chance to look at it yet.
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009, 07:40:21 PM »
Yes mate, seen this a few times recently, completly forgot to post it up
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2009, 08:51:36 PM »
Well I did say it was a distant photo  ;D


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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2009, 09:16:09 PM »
I would have thought it would have been better having two helicopters of the same type rather than two different ones, especially for maintence/repairs and crews?
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2009, 12:32:48 PM »
Seen this about recently myself: I think it is probably on loan from the Army Joint Helicopter Flying School which has a base at RAF Valley.

The Squirrel has been replaced by more modern types such as the EC-135/145 and MD500 Explorer by most other UK Police forces,so I reckon this is just a stop gap measure until the new heli is ready.
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2009, 06:23:43 PM »
This flew over my house today police61 nice helicopter

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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2009, 11:04:48 AM »
Looks like it's G-SEWP.

G-CPSH was over here recently aswell.
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2009, 01:34:17 PM »
Sadly G-SWEP was over my area on sunday and tuesday Looking for a body which is in the bann the C.R.S team and lifeboat crews are still looking for the person dive teams were in the area of dunnes and the millenium bridge.
The person jumped of the new bridge on sunday afternoon around 12 and 1 pm.
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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2009, 09:25:15 PM »
G-SEWP was over helping with traffic control for the Parade of Sail during the Tall Ships in August. These were taken up at Knockagh Monument.



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Re: 'Police61'
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2009, 02:26:52 PM »
Police helicopter was recalled yesterday as the body of a man who jumped into the river was recovered at around 11am. He was from coleraine.
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