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Jack Slipper (1924 鈥� 2005) was born in Ealing and worked as an electrician鈥檚 apprentice. He later joined the RAF and was sent to Zimbabwe (or Rhodesia as was) in 1943.

Having grown to 6'3", he became light heavyweight boxing champion of the Rhodesian combined services. He was demobbed in 1946 and returned to work in London as an electrician before joining the Met in 1951 aged 27. He was a hard-working and ambitious officer - after joining CID he completed his probationary period in a record 26 months (the usual term was three to four years). He achieved his aim of joining the prestigious Flying Squad in 1962 and within four years rose through four ranks to Detective Inspector. At the time he was put onto the Train Robbery Squad he was a DS.

In January 1968 after six years with the Flying Squad, and most of the wanted Train Robbers caught, Slipper decided to return back to Division and gained promotion to Detective Chief Inspector in September of that year. After a few other postings, in March 1973 he returned to the Flying Squad as operational Chief Superintendent.

In 1974 the Daily Express passed Biggs location on to the police, and Biggs was captured on 1 February. Slipper travelled to Brazil, where he attempted to arrest Biggs in a hotel in Rio, with the words "Long time no see, Ronnie." But the Brazilian government turned down the request for extradition, on the grounds that Biggs was to become the father of his pregnant Brazilian girlfriend's child, and Slipper was forced to return home empty-handed.

Famously, Slipper was photographed on the plane home, sleeping next to an empty seat, and was christened "Slip-up of the Yard" by the press.