A specially equipped Dash 8 surveillance aircraft operated for the Home Office has been conducting overnight and early morning patrols over the English Channel.

The aircraft operating the service bears registration ZK-NEJ and is a 19-year-old De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300, serial number 625. These aircraft are common for regional flights in New Zealand, and are otherwise supported by the carriers' ATR 72-600 and ...

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