The alleged Gatwick drone in December 2018

From the 19th December 2018, for a number of days Gatwick Airport reported drone sightings typically after sunset, Sussex Police mobilised operation Trebor with the assumption the lights in the sky were an industrial drone with malicious intent.

The event at Gatwick was the perfect storm of panic, lack of preparation, fear of technology, political pressure on a police force and click-bait taking precedence over fact checking.

This page is a ‘One stop shop’ for information on the events at Gatwick with links to Freedom of Information answers, in-depth journalism and commentary.