Laser attacks may lead to ‘catastrophe’, pilot says

The chief pilot of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance has warned that laser attacks on emergency helicopters could lead to catastrophe, as the charity and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) call for the practice to stop during Air Ambulance Week. Owen McTeggart said such attacks, which can distract…

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