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3 unusual facts about Giffnock


Police aviation in the United Kingdom

On 24 January 1990, a Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter G-EYEI covering for the unavailable Strathclyde Police MBB Bo 105 helicopter crashed in a snow storm at Eastwood Toll, Giffnock, Glasgow.

St Ninian's High School, Giffnock

St Ninian's High School, which opened in 1984, is a six-year co-educational Roman Catholic High School in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Woodfarm

Woodfarm is served by the nearby Robslee, Thornliebank, and Our Lady of the Missions primary schools, as well as Woodfarm High School and St Ninian's High School.


Police Scotland

On 24 January 1990, a Bell 206 JetRanger G-EYEI, normally used by Radio Clyde and covering for unavailability of the police MBB Bo 105 helicopter crashed in Giffnock, Glasgow after suffering engine failure during a sudden, severe snow storm.


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