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Sussex Police close the Gatwick drone investigation with no one charged

When: 27 Sep 2019
Where: Gatwick Airport, England
Sources: 2 public sources

Gatwick Airport, shut down by drone sightings in December 2018 Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sussex Police ended their inquiry into the December 2018 Gatwick shutdown, saying 109 of 129 drone sightings came from credible witnesses and at least two drones flew. With no realistic lines of enquiry left, no culprit was ever identified.

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PressSussex Police gives up on 790k pound Gatwick drone shutdown probe (opens in a new tab)The Register / 2019-09-27
PressGatwick drone investigation closed by police with no suspect charged (opens in a new tab)LBC / 2019-09-27

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This reports on Drone sightings shut Gatwick Airport; Army called in (19 Dec 2018).

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