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November 26th 1983 McAvoy and a gang of

November 26th 1983 McAvoy and a gang of six robbers head for a lucrative target

six robbers head for a lucrative target

six robbers head for a lucrative target Brinks Matt a storage facility for money

Brinks Matt a storage facility for money

Brinks Matt a storage facility for money and precious metals near Heathrow the

and precious metals near Heathrow the

and precious metals near Heathrow the city’s main international airport among

city’s main international airport among

city’s main international airport among McAvoy’s gang is Brian Robinson a

McAvoy’s gang is Brian Robinson a

McAvoy’s gang is Brian Robinson a seasoned professional criminal on this

seasoned professional criminal on this

seasoned professional criminal on this job he’s arranged for inside help these

job he’s arranged for inside help these

job he’s arranged for inside help these were all known names who were career

were all known names who were career

were all known names who were career criminals not chances had robbed before

criminals not chances had robbed before

criminals not chances had robbed before successfully robbed before McEvoy’s goal

successfully robbed before McEvoy’s goal

successfully robbed before McEvoy’s goal is three million pounds in cash stored

is three million pounds in cash stored

is three million pounds in cash stored in a double locked vault inside the

in a double locked vault inside the

in a double locked vault inside the warehouse getting access is easy the

warehouse getting access is easy the

warehouse getting access is easy the gang has employed inside help a security

gang has employed inside help a security

gang has employed inside help a security guard lets the robbers in Tony

guard lets the robbers in Tony

guard lets the robbers in Tony Brightwell is among the first

Brightwell is among the first

Brightwell is among the first investigators on the scene they were

investigators on the scene they were

investigators on the scene they were masked they were armed with sawn-off

masked they were armed with sawn-off

masked they were armed with sawn-off shotguns they shattered orders they told

shotguns they shattered orders they told

shotguns they shattered orders they told the guards to get down on the floor the

the guards to get down on the floor the

the guards to get down on the floor the gang gives the guards a stark choice

gang gives the guards a stark choice

gang gives the guards a stark choice open the vault door or die they pull

open the vault door or die they pull

open the vault door or die they pull petrol over a at least two of the cars

petrol over a at least two of the cars

petrol over a at least two of the cars and threatens who torched them if they

and threatens who torched them if they

and threatens who torched them if they didn’t call Frank McEvoy was certainly

didn’t call Frank McEvoy was certainly

didn’t call Frank McEvoy was certainly making great show of holding a lighter

making great show of holding a lighter

making great show of holding a lighter near to them the cash is stored in a

near to them the cash is stored in a

near to them the cash is stored in a safe paused in a vault as far as getting

safe paused in a vault as far as getting

safe paused in a vault as far as getting into the safe was concerned it required

into the safe was concerned it required

into the safe was concerned it required a combination number two guards had half

a combination number two guards had half

a combination number two guards had half of the combination number each one of

of the combination number each one of

of the combination number each one of the guards was so petrified that he

the guards was so petrified that he

the guards was so petrified that he actually had a mental block and forgot

actually had a mental block and forgot

actually had a mental block and forgot he’s part of the combination number

he’s part of the combination number

he’s part of the combination number no combination no cash then the gang

no combination no cash then the gang

no combination no cash then the gang makes an amazing discovery they saw

makes an amazing discovery they saw

makes an amazing discovery they saw pallets on the floor of the warehouse

pallets on the floor of the warehouse

pallets on the floor of the warehouse which contained boxes about the size of

which contained boxes about the size of

which contained boxes about the size of his shoebox and found out that there

his shoebox and found out that there

his shoebox and found out that there were gold bars in these boxes it’s an

were gold bars in these boxes it’s an

were gold bars in these boxes it’s an incredible stroke of good luck the gold

incredible stroke of good luck the gold

incredible stroke of good luck the gold has been packed for shipment to a

has been packed for shipment to a

has been packed for shipment to a customer now I don’t think they were

customer now I don’t think they were

customer now I don’t think they were prepared for this amount of gold the

prepared for this amount of gold the

prepared for this amount of gold the gang has stumbled upon nearly 7,000 gold

gang has stumbled upon nearly 7,000 gold

gang has stumbled upon nearly 7,000 gold bars over three tons

bars over three tons

bars over three tons ready for delivery the haul is worth a

ready for delivery the haul is worth a

ready for delivery the haul is worth a staggering two hundred million dollars

staggering two hundred million dollars

staggering two hundred million dollars in today’s money

in today’s money

in today’s money it’s the biggest gold bullion robbery in

it’s the biggest gold bullion robbery in

it’s the biggest gold bullion robbery in British history

British history

British history MacAvoy has pulled off the crime of the

MacAvoy has pulled off the crime of the

MacAvoy has pulled off the crime of the century but the gold is about to give

century but the gold is about to give

century but the gold is about to give his gang more trouble than it’s worth

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