Prison Break: Meet the Alcatraz Inmates Who Flew into Thin Air, Never to Be Seen Again!

Time to Move!

While Allen West was finishing his own trench, the group had to wait till they could proceed. They were given the go-ahead to execute the plan in June 1962, although things did not turn out as expected. On June 11th, 1962, West completed the drilling of his hole.

The next thing was to wait patiently for the lights to turn off so they could begin. Despite being aware of the dangers, they dared to put themselves in serious trouble. The idea of escaping Alcatraz had their hearts racing. They set up their artificial dummies and started moving as soon as the lights eventually went out.

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