Brink's O'Grady and Waverly Brown, and a Brink's security guard, Pete Paige, dead. Paige's partner, Joe Trombino, was severely wounded in the gun battle but survived. He later died in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in 2001. On November 26, 1983, there was an armed robbery at a warehouse near London's Heathrow Airport, operated by Brink's-Mat, a former joint venture between Brink's and the London-based company MAT Transport, which specialized in the transportation of valuable goods. Three tonnes of gold bullion (worth £26 million) was stolen. Most of the gold has never been recovered. $7.4 million was
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport Airlines and in 1985 was continuing to operate Twin Otter service between the airport and the American hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Also in 1985, Air Spirit, a commuter air carrier, was operating nonstop flights to Austin with Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante turboprop aircraft as part of a Texarkana - Tyler - Austin route. In 1989, competition had once again resumed on the Tyler-Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) route as two airlines were operating nonstop service between the airport and DFW: American Eagle flying Saab 340 turboprops and Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) flying Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante turboprop service