HH,
As has already been pointed out, the UK government is still doing..... "
fisheries patrols, environmental monitoring etc etc.... using aircraft, but in a far more efficient way than having MOD own and run their own aircraft for the purpose.
A couple of examples:
Photo: G-EXEX (CN: 4040037) United Kingdom - Coast Guard Cessna 404 Titan by ranger703 - JetPhotos.Net
Scottish Fisheries - takes delivery of a new aircraft | Airplane-Pictures.net @AirplanePics
Last edited by Biggus; 23rd Jan 2014 at 12:38.