Greater Manchester Police trialled a blimp in 2010 to provide surveillance for major events which would be a cheaper alternative to the use of a helicopter in the long term, however, the blimp was only used on 18 occasions and scrapped due to weather related operational problems.
Greater Manchester Police trialled a blimp in 2010 to provide surveillance for major events, the blimp was only used on 18 occasions. These major events would be a cheaper alternative to the use of a helicopter in the long term. This is however. Greater Manchester Police trialled a blimp in 2010 to provide surveillance for major events, the blimp was only scrapped due to weather related operational problems. These major events would be a cheaper alternative to the use of a helicopter in the long term. This is however.