Home Office aircraft conducts overnight Channel patrol

Home Office aircraft conducts overnight Channel patrol

A specially equipped Dash 8 surveillance aircraft operated for the Home Office has been conducting overnight and early morning patrols over the English Channel, according to recent flight-tracking data and official sources. The aircraft, a De Havilland Dash 8-315 ISR registered C-GFMX, is operated by Canada’s PAL Aerospace under contract to the UK Government’s Small Boats Command. The company says the aircraft will be based at Lydd Airport in Ke…