Flying Squad
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The Flying Squad is part of Central Specialist Crime within the Metropolitan Police. It has also previously been known as the Robbery Squad, Specialist Crime Directorate 7, SC&O7 and SO7. It is nickna
Crossley 20/25 Tender (1919)
Brink's-Mat robbery
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The Brink's-Mat robbery of 26 November 1983 was one of the largest robberies in British history, with £26 million worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash stolen. It occurred at the Heathrow Internat
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…Service and the City of London Police, codenamed Operation Countryman. On 26 November 1983, £26 million worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash was stolen from the Brink's-Mat depot, on a trading estate near Heathrow Airport in West London. Flying Squad officers were involved extensively in the investigations which followed to…
Aerial view of Heathrow International Trading Estate