Wales Air Support Unit

[Silver]

I've just watched a documentary about the South & East Wales Police (Heddlu) Air Support Unit who operate a Twin Squirrel heli (as do the GASU).

It highlighted the obvious advantages of an air support unit - especially when it comes to searches for missing people or catching fleeing criminals.
One case shown involved catching 3-4 guys hiding among ferns on a hillside - the termal imaging camera soon spotted them ! '>


It left me wondering when we will see a similar programme about the work of the GASU ?  

[Fouga]

Not a hope thats like askin RTE to do a cover on the UK version n "peacekeepers"

[Stinger]

I had the pleasure of visiting the GASU a few years ago (back when they only had two aircraft) and was let watch videos of some actual missions they flew.  Like the Wales example the GAUS helicopter was able to find a guy who was after burying himself under a pile of leaves

[futurepilot]

There was a car chase shown on one of those American police video programmes on Sky One. They showed a video taken by one of the GASU helis of a stolen BMW losing control on the M50 and its occupents trying to hide in a housing estate, they were caught pretty quicky.

[Silver]

Yep, I remember that !
A 3 series BMW coupe that spun from one side of the M50 to the other (i.e. through the 'chicken wire' '>).

Come on RTE, TV3 ..........show a GASU documentary !!

[Imshi-Yallah]

I seem to recall RTE already did a lengthy feature on the Squirell a few years back, probably shortly after its introduction here.

[Silver]

I don't recall that Imshi '>

Can you remember any more details of the docu ?

[Bailer]

I remember that too.

It was on RTE to mark the first anniversary of the GASU, showed loads of Footage of Chases, Observation etc.

[FMolloy]

Unfortunately, a large portion of RTE is only interested in pointing out the faults & failings of the country's security forces  '>