Cross Iron Curtain In Plane, 1953 (b/w photo)

Tue 03, 1953 - 29 Cross Iron Curtain In Plane: A Czechoslovak airliner switched from its official route during the night and landed at the American air base at Frankfurt with 29 people aboard some of whom are seeking political refuge. The pilot, the navigator and four passengers are seeking asylum. The others in the airplane were not told of the escape plan until it was put into effect. The airliner, an American-designed C-47 carried screw of four and 25 passengers. It was flying from Prague to Brano, inside Czechoslovakia when the pilot made a dash for the U.S. zone in Germany. The airplane is now in the custody of the American Air Force. Photo Shows: The pilot of the airplane (second from right). and passengers who asked for asylum, photographed on arrive at Frankfurt.