http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7568645.stm
The pilot of a passenger jet was blinded by a laser device as the aircraft came in to land at Durham Tees Valley Airport, police said.
The KLM jet, with 40 people onboard, landed safely after the co-pilot took the controls on Sunday night.
A Cleveland Police helicopter was also targeted as it searched an area around the airport near Darlington.
A police spokesman said a 19-year-old man had been arrested and charged with two counts of endangering an aircraft.
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A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "The incoming flight from Amsterdam was coming in to land at Durham Tees Valley Airport when a laser device was shone into the cockpit.
"The pilot was temporarily blinded and the co-pilot landed the plane.
"When the police helicopter was sent to investigate, it too was targeted by the laser device.
"Officers on the ground were able to arrest a 19-year-old man, who was outside the airport, and the device recovered."
She said there were no reports of injuries. The man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Friday.
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Pilot blinded by 'laser device'
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Stupid idiot! Why would you do that. Shine it in his eyes i say.
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19-08-2008, 01:27 AM #3
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Very stupid as he is, but to do it again the police helicopter is ridiculous. There was a recent report of someone going to jail for 6 months for doing it at a police helicopter.
I would of been a bit scared if I was piloting the police helicopter to be fair.
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Not the brightest crayon in the box right there.
By the way by Cleveland do they mean Cleveland, Ohio, USA?
Thats where I live so im just wondering
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No, its Cleveland in north east England
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"There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America."
- Barack Obama
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open."- Thomas Dewar
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oh ok, didnt know there was more than one cleveland in the world. lol Originally Posted by ToxicPaddy
No, its Cleveland in north east England
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lol i think its only a small town Originally Posted by --Pwned
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"There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America."
- Barack Obama
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open."- Thomas Dewar
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ahh thats probably why then Originally Posted by ToxicPaddy
lol i think its only a small town
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This happens a lot really, I've heard of many news stories about the industrial size laser pointers being used to beam at plane cockpits and helicopters. It's really stupid, what would the person doing it get out of it? :S
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Originally Posted by Jackie Jack™
Yea i got it :] still idk i should be happy.. But after i signed papers.... It was parked in enterence way and i didnt know if he cared if i went out it or went out the exit... So i reveresed it a little bit and "BUMPED" the front of a mustang... Neither car had damage it was accident :rolleyes: but idk i still just feel really odd about hitting it
idk i like it but idk omg idk.....
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19-08-2008, 10:11 AM #10
Not much to be honest. It happened around where I live with the Police Helicopter, the Helicopter told Police on the ground the location of where he laser was coming from and got arrested. Originally Posted by Ekalb
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