SPOTTED: Here's why you may have spotted a helicopter flying over Worcester. (Image: NQ)
A YELLOW helicopter has been hovering over Worcester today - here's why
National Grid UK said that crews will be visiting the city today to carry out important work.
The helicopter is covering a wide area to carry out routine line patrols.
👍 Team work in action! Our #helicopter unit was called in to help investigate a hard-to-reach network fault in the #Rhondda.
— National Grid UK Customers (ex-WPD) (@gridcustomersuk) May 14, 2024
👀 Today our helicopters are carrying out routine patrols of our overhead lines in #Llanfihangel #Stoke and #Worcester. Send your shots to #GridSpotted! pic.twitter.com/xsiRJkUxH7
They can survey about 130km to 160km of the line during a normal five-hour flying day split into two sorties.
They will also be covering Llanfihangel and Stoke.
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