Pascal Payet
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Pascal Payet is a French
criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30 year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van.
, 38 kilometres north-east of Toulon
, France
on the Mediterranean coast. Payet and his accomplices then fled the scene and the pilot was released unharmed.
On September 21, 2007 Payet was recaptured in Spain.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30 year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van.
12 October 2001 Luynes prison in southern France
The initial escape Pascal Payet escaped from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.2003 Luynes prison in southern France
Pascal Payet organized the helicopter escape of three men Franck Perletto, Eric Alboreo, and Michel Valero from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter. He was later captured and given seven more years for his role in the 2003 escape.July 14, 2007 Grasse prison south-east France
Pascal Payet escaped from Grasse prison using a helicopter that was hijacked by four masked men from Cannes-Mandelieu airport. The helicopter landed some time later at BrignolesBrignoles
Brignoles is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence...
, 38 kilometres north-east of Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on the Mediterranean coast. Payet and his accomplices then fled the scene and the pilot was released unharmed.
On September 21, 2007 Payet was recaptured in Spain.
See also
- List of helicopter prison escapes