Thursday, February 17, 2011

Helicopter Breakout!

The picture to the right is the Prison de la Sante, where a prisoner successfully broke out of jail via his wife, who landed a helicopter on the roof.  How did he manage to get up on the roof?  In part by painting tangerines to look like grenades.  


I'm still trying to pinpoint where she landed exactly.  


Wikipedia has compiled a list of all helicopter prison breakouts, and what I find amazing is that so many were successful.  What I find equally as disturbing is that so many were accomplished through hijackings; while a helicopter pilot faces many nightmarish scenarios, getting hijacked--particularly after 9/11--ranks right up near the top for me.  Link is here.

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