Western Counties Air Operations Unit

The Western Counties Air Operations Unit was a joint consortium established to provide Police aviation in [the United Kingdom|police aviation] for Avon and [Somerset Constabulary] and Gloucestershire Constabulary. It was formed in August 1995, and operated a Eurocopter EC135 from Bristol Filton Airport.
In July 2013, the unit was subsumed into the National Police Air Service, subsequently moving to the nearby base of the Great [Western Air Ambulance Charity|Great Western Air Ambulance] adjacent to the Almondsbury M4/M5 Interchange in South Gloucestershire.