Ryanair pilot was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home from Manchester Airport
direct to your inboxA Ryanair pilot was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home from Manchester Airport, a court heard.Earl Green, 38, was one of a group of three men who approached the pilot, then 25, as he walked through Painswick Park in Wythenshawe just before midnight.Another of the robbers took out a handgun from his jacket, and the pilot felt something push against his temple which he believed to be the weapon.He was able to get away but the pilot said he feared for his life, and has since moved to Germany after being left mentally scarred.The gun was never recovered, so prosecutors have not been able to say whether it was real or not.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN