Appeal for witnesses to attempt to endanger safety of an aircraft

THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to an attempt to endanger the safety of an aircraft flying over the Chinnor area.

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Just after 10.30pm on Monday (6/10) someone shone a continuous green light from a point in Henton, Oxfordshire at a Boeing 747 flying at 15,000ft.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Constable George Atkinson via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 101.

If you don’t want to speak directly to the police,n you can contact the independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.

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