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applegrove

(118,432 posts)
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:09 PM Dec 2018

Industrial drones purposely close down Gatwick airport, London. CBC

Gatwick chaos: Police 'could shoot down drone'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-sussex-46640033

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But with the airport expected to remain closed on Friday, Det Ch Supt Jason Tingley said the force would "do what we can to take that drone out of the sky".

The Army has been deployed to assist the police operation.

Gatwick's chief operating officer Chris Woodroofe said 120,000 passengers had been due to fly out since the airport closed its runway on Wednesday.

"We will review overnight whether there is any potential to open tomorrow," he said.


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Industrial drones purposely close down Gatwick airport, London. CBC (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2018 OP
How is it possible they can't catch a drone? Merlot Dec 2018 #1
Helicopter tried to find the people controlling them. There are 'guns' applegrove Dec 2018 #2

applegrove

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2. Helicopter tried to find the people controlling them. There are 'guns'
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:15 PM
Dec 2018

that would jam the signal but you could not fly a plane while those drone jammers are on. CBC said they think there is more than one drone.

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