On 31 October (Halloween), 1973, the IRA used a hijacked helicopter to free three of its members from Mountjoy Jail in Dublin. Below is a video clip from RTÉ's archives which shows the footage from the aftermath of this daring escape:
Added by Ryan O'Rourke on October 31, 2013 at 11:39am — 1 Comment
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