Half of all pilots targeted in past year but latest incident involved laser used in weaponry,says pilots’ association A British Airways pilot has reportedly been left with meaningful damage to his eyesight after a “military-strength” laser was shone into the cockpit of his plane landing at Heathrow, in what appears to be the most serious laser attack to date in the UK.
The pilot suffered a burned retina in his accurate eye and has not worked since, or according to the head of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa).
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Source: theguardian.com