Islander Soham

[SKYWOLF]

Does any one remember when the search was on for Jessica and Holly in Soham? There was a grey aircraft that I think was an Islander searching for them.
I thought I saw it the other day.
Does any one know anything about it?
Which agency operates it?

[1261]

The Army Air Corps operates turbine Islanders which are usually painted "light aircraft grey"; several UK police forces also operate Islanders but they're usually in the more common Home Office blue/yellow.

[MAN777]

Probably AAC machine, the Police islanders belong to GMP (white with thick blue cheat line) Hampshire (mainly white) and Cheshire (blue and yellow) not sure what colour North Easts is.

[Dr Jekyll]

The "Northolt station flight" certainly used to operate Islanders, and they were often to be seen circling in areas of high police activity.

[Regis Potter]

Parked next to one of the Northolt Islanders a few years ago. Lots of interesting anntenna & windows all carefully covered from the inside to prevent viewing from the outside. Used to see it operating over West London at high alt. Think it was used for counter-terrorism surveillence ?

[HZ123]

The dark colour is probably a Northlolt based a/c. In fact one is up above LHR now doing circuits it is a regular thing here and at a number of other sensitive locations. No doubt they do work for the other authorities.

[Zlin526]

FR Dornier 228 based at EMA also does some shady work for the Government intelligence services, so a mate down the pub tells me.

Hang on, Government intelligence???? Bit of a contradiction there.