Officials have explained the reason why a police plane was circling over Nottinghamshire. The aircraft could be spotted on a real-time flight tracking service at around 7pm on Monday, February 27.
The plane, which belongs to the National Police Air Service (NPAS), was spotted by residents on the Flightradar24 app - an internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It was mainly circling above Nottingham and Hucknall, according to the tracking app.
After being approached by Nottinghamshire Live, NPAS said that the plane was assisting in the search for a high-risk missing person. It said the aircraft spent 51 minutes in the area.
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The crew, based at Leeds Bradford Airport, cleared a search area of approximately 5 square kilometers, close to the M1. NPAS said in a statement: "One of the police aeroplanes, based at Leeds Bradford Airport, was patrolling over Nottinghamshire at 1852hrs on Monday 27 February 2023 when it was deployed in flight to assist in the search for a high risk missing person.
"The crew cleared a search area of approximately 5km sq, close to the M1. Total flight time on the task was 51 minutes. The local log number is 581 of 27/02/23."
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