East Midlands Air Support Unit
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The East Midlands Air Support Unit is a joint consortium established to provide police aviation
for Leicestershire Constabulary
, Northamptonshire Police
and Warwickshire Police
. It was formed in April 1994 and operates a Eurocopter EC135
from Sulby
, near Welford
in Northamptonshire
.
Police aviation in the United Kingdom
Police aviation in United Kingdom provides the British police with an aerial support unit to assist them in pursuit, surveillance and tracking....
for Leicestershire Constabulary
Leicestershire Constabulary
Leicestershire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in England. Its headquarters are at Enderby, Leicestershire.The current Chief Constable is Simon Cole.-History:...
, Northamptonshire Police
Northamptonshire Police
Northamptonshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England.The force area amounts to and has a resident population of 642,708...
and Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Warwickshire in England. It was known as Warwickshire Constabulary until 2001. It is the second smallest territorial police force in England and Wales after the City of London Police, with only 998.6 regular officers as...
. It was formed in April 1994 and operates a Eurocopter EC135
Eurocopter EC135
The Eurocopter EC135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and for executive transport. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules .-Development:...
from Sulby
Sulby, Northamptonshire
Sulby is a hamlet and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.Sulby Reservoir lies to the south of the settlement.Rene Payne bought Sulby Hall in 1792.-External links:* parish meeting...
, near Welford
Welford
Welford may refer to:Australia*Welford National ParkEngland*Welford, Berkshire**RAF Welford**Welford Park*Welford, Northamptonshire**Welford Reservoir**Welford Road Stadium*Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
.