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It's almost kind of wholesome (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] egrets@lemmy.world 126 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

Michel Vaujour had 28 years to serve for attempted murder and armed robbery; this was his fourth escape attempt. He made his way to the roof by threatening guards with a fake pistol and nectarines painted as grenades. On top of the jail he was picked up by his wife Nadine, who had taken helicopter pilot lessons especially for the escape. They landed at a nearby football pitch and fled in a waiting car.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_helicopter_prison_escapes

The couple’s hideout was right back in Paris. Bold or foolish, they stayed in the city where they had just staged a daring escape. Three months later, they were caught not opening a charming coffee shop but robbing a bank—again. In the shootout that followed, Michel took a bullet to the head but survived. He was soon back in prison, his sixth escape attempt with a new accomplice, Jamila, ending in failure.

- https://www.readingolive.com/storyDetails?story=nadine-vaujour-the-woman-who-got-a-pilots-license-to-help-her-husband-escape-from-prison

[–] Amanduh@lemm.ee 67 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bro didn't know when to quit lol

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

Could have gone and became an action film actor at that point

[–] troybot@midwest.social 49 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

"List of helicopter prison escapes" is a new addition to my favorite Wikipedia articles

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 8 points 10 months ago

I only knew that Wikipedia list existed due to a reference in XKCD

[–] IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Want to share some articles from your favorites list? I need some entries in my newly created one. ^^

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You took he meme right out of my fingers. How the fuck you do get a bullet to the head and then try the same shit again? How the fuck fhose assholes manage to get girlfriends that do all that shit for them?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago

How the fuck you do get a bullet to the head and then try the same shit again?

Perhaps he was not unharmed by the bullet in the head

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Nadine faced charges for her role in the jailbreak. Nevertheless, their bond remained unbroken. When asked about her extraordinary actions, Nadine famously said, “I would do it all over again.”

Nadine Vaujour, after serving her sentence, largely disappeared from the public eye. Her life since her involvement in the prison break has been shrouded in mystery, with little information about her current whereabouts. Some reports suggest she sought to live a quieter, more private life, far removed from the notoriety that the helicopter escape had brought her. The lack of public appearances and media engagement indicates that she may have distanced herself from her past.

https://www.dannydutch.com/post/the-daring-love-story-of-nadine-vaujour-the-french-woman-who-learned-to-fly-a-helicopter-to-break-h

[–] AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You know normally I think the argument that people are less imaginative/creative than they used to be in the past is BS.

After reading the sentence "He made his way to the roof by threatening guards with a fake pistol and nectarines painted as grenades." I think maybe that's true