Mid-air laser attacks 'unnerving', says pilot targeted 20 times

A pilot who has been targeted at least 20 times with a laser has said it is "quite an unnerving" thing to happen while in the air.

Mid-air laser attacks 'unnerving', says pilot targeted 20 times

A pilot who has been targeted at least 20 times with a laser has said it is "quite an unnerving" thing to happen while in the air.

Ollie Dismore, director of operations for the UK's National Police Air Service, who has been a pilot for more than three decades, said there were 108 reports of lasers being used against force helicopters last year alone.

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