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The police helicopter

For the police air service helicopter based in Newcastle, the Town Moor is both a vital landmark and a precious place to land. Photographs: Kaleel Zibe and Jacky Longstaff

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Aerial view of St James' Park and Newcastle from the police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe

PC Gibbison jokes his navigation is "pointing out the window, left a bit, right a bit".

  • Police Eurocopter EC 135 T2 on Newcastle's Town Moor - Kaleel Zibe
  • Aerial view of the town moor from the police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe
  • Pilot's eye view from the police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe
  • The police helicopter overhead - Kaleel Zibe
  • Newcastle's city allotments seen from the police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe
  • Police helicopter and training officer Andrea Batey - Jacky Longstaff
  • Police helicopter view of the town moor - Kaleel Zibe
  • Inside the police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe
  • Aerial view of St James' Park and Newcastle from the police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe
  • The police helicopter - Kaleel Zibe
  • The sound of the police helicopter - Jacky Longstaff
  • Police helicopter landed on the Town Moor - Jacky Longstaff