Prison escape stories have long seemed to capture ... but like the butterfly tattoo that earned him the nickname Papillon, his yearning to fly free is impossible to squash. While some of the ...

Built secretly in an attic of Colditz castle, the glider was an airworthy craft, as clearly demonstrated by the replica featured in the NOVA program "Nazi Prison Escape." Many believe that ...

And, not content with a lead role in one of the best prison escape movies of all time, Freeman, 84, has lately been on the hunt for the best jailbreaks of all time. He joined Jamie Laing and ...

Perhaps it would be possible, he thought, to escape from the prison in a glider. The updraft would help in getting the glider airborne. Also, there was an ideal area from which to launch a glider ...