Nottinghamshire police helicopter
North Midlands Police Consortium
(Nottinghamshire Police and Derbyshire Police)
NMHSU, HQ, Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derby, DE5 3RS.
North Midlands Air Support Unit formed in 1998. Based at Ripley, Derbyshire.
G-NMHS Eurocopter AS.355N ‘Oscar Hotel 88’
AS.355N also know as ‘Twin-engine Squirrel’ helicopters
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/misc/blues4.htm#northmids
Nottinghamshire Police Helicopter Callsign is: OH88
also
Nottinghamshire Radio Frequencies
http://www.transmission1.net/uksfd/list_area.asp?%5BArea%5D=Nottinghamshire
Frequency Duplex Mode Description
131.100 AM traffic police
147.885 AM Police Channel 3
147.925 AM Police Channel 1
147.975 AM Police Channel 2 ( Spare )
152.400 AM police Mansfield area
152.425 FM nottingham traffic
152.500 AM NOTTS POLICE
451.1750 FM worksop police
451.375 AM Central
451.525 AM Trent ( West Bridgford )
451.700 AM Arnold
451.750 FM Worksop police
452.050 AM Helicopter OH 88 (channel 96)
452.450 AM Radford Road
452.550 FM carlton
452.775 AM Beeston
2370.0000 WBFM OH88 Video Downlink (ENCRYPTED)
UK Police Aviation operators ‘collected’ http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/misc/blues4.htm
also, a scary remark!
The arming of Nottinghamshire Police
In early 2000, the police in Nottingham was the first police force in the UK to have armed officers patrol the city. They field 9×19mm Walther P990 pistols and have 9×19mm H&K MP5SF2 semi-automatic carbines for backup in their patrol cars.