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  • Laser injures Delta pilot's eye

    09/29/2004 6:41:17 AM PDT · by traumer · 87 replies · 2,602+ views
    THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | Sept 29, 2004
    A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser that illuminated the cockpit of the aircraft as it approached Salt Lake City International Airport last week, U.S. officials said. The plane's two pilots reported that the Boeing 737 had been five miles from the airport when they saw a laser beam inside the cockpit, said officials familiar with government reports of the Sept. 22 incident. The flight, which originated in Dallas, landed without further incident at about 9:30 p.m. local time. A short while later, however, the first officer felt a stinging sensation in one eye....
  • Laser injures DELTA pilot´s eye; Beam into cockpit over Utah... Developing...

    09/28/2004 9:15:16 PM PDT · by blogblogginaway · 50 replies · 3,319+ views
    the drudge report ^ | Sep 129,2004 | Drudge
    Laser injures DELTA pilot´s eye; Beam into cockpit over Utah... Developing...
  • Fox: Commercial Pilots 'attacked' with laser

    09/28/2004 8:12:49 PM PDT · by ableChair · 609 replies · 17,480+ views
    Fox News | Greta Van Susteren
    Greta Van Susteren reported that a Delta pilot enroute to Salt Lake City was lazed in the cockpit this last Wednesday. Only country I know that has that hardware (for lazing bomber pilots) was the Soviet Union. Pilot reportedly required medical treatment and this was not a minor injury (weak laser) wound. More will come out to tomorrow as this story hits the print press.
  • Officer loses lawsuit [The Fix Is In, Lt. Daly Officially Screwed]

    10/21/2002 7:55:48 PM PDT · by Excuse_My_Bellicosity · 12 replies · 177+ views
    AP via Navy Times ^ | 21 Oct. 2002 | Unknown
    <p>SEATTLE — A federal jury has rejected a Navy intelligence officer’s claim that a laser fired from a Russian cargo ship spying on Puget Sound military installations permanently injured him. The eight-day trial involved allegations of espionage, secret weapons and a government cover-up.</p>