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Another case of laser attack against a russian aeroplane

Moscow, Russia - The offender risks a jail-term

Another case of laser attack happened today 23 August at the airport in Moscow where an unidentified person tried to blind the pilot of an A-320 aircraft with a laser beam while departing from Moscow-Vnukovo and directed in Kemerovo. The pilot reported to the police officers that he was shot by an intense green light at about 600 metres above sea level. The police are now searching for the offender,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132994
Rome, Italy, 08/23/2011 19:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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