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Drones at Gatwick: was the pilot aware of airport procedures?

Among the hypotheses under consideration by the investigators

The closure of almost three days for London-Gatwick airport, last December, due to the flight of some drones in the airspace of the airport, may have been caused by an internal "saboteur". After the investigations, the police verified that the behavior of the pilot of the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) shows that he knew perfectly the airport operating procedures, or at least had access to this information...

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Gatwick, UK, 04/15/2019 14:25
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