The great air escape – how three former RAF pilots escaped communist Czechoslovakia by hijacking civilian planes

Exactly 70 years ago, three former RAF pilots staged the greatest air
escape in Czechoslovak history. Defying strict Communist security measures,
they flew themselves, their families and a score of unsuspecting miners
into West Germany. Their success brought them freedom, but also hastened
the crackdown on any former RAF pilots remaining in Czechoslovakia.