Ex-BA pilot attacked in his residence by thugs who stole Concorde watches and whiskey

A former British Army pilot was mistakenly attacked by masked raiders who nabbed his watches and a bottle of whiskey commemorating the first-ever Concorde flight.

Four masked intruders made their means into the aged man’s residence in Camberley, Surrey, and compelled him into opening the secure on the property. There, sentimental gadgets had been stolen together with a priceless bottle of booze.

The picket field containing a Glenfiddich whisky from 1976, given to the unnamed man to commemorate the primary industrial flight of the supersonic Concorde airliner, was stolen within the assault.

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One final flight for the Concorde airliner took aircraft in November 2003, with the aircraft able to transporting members of the general public from England to New York in simply three-and-a-half hours.

Along with the stolen bottle of whisky, valued at round £4,500, had been two Chopard watches which had been additionally made to commemorate the Concord flight. One in white gold and one other in yellow gold had been taken from the property, as had been two Breitling watches.

The metal-strapped items had been engraved with Concorde mementos and valued at round £20,000. They made off with a gold allure bracelet with round 20 charms in addition to overseas forex in euros, US {dollars} and pesos. Surrey Police investigations at the moment are underway.

The suspects had been described as round six ft tall and wearing black, sporting face masks. One had carried a crowbar which can have been used in opposition to the sufferer.

Surrey Police has since launched images of two stolen watches and is now interesting to the general public for any data in relation to the housebreaking. The “former pilot” is believed to have stored many gadgets of sentimental worth all through his profession.

The first Concorde flights, from London’s Heathrow Airport and Pari’s Orly Airport, each set off on January 21, 1976.

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