Greece's real-life prison break: Escape by helicopter (pictures), key points: On February 22 local Greek time, a helicopter landed on the roof of a heavily guarded prison and took away two prisoners. The search and capture operation is still ongoing. This escape operation bears a striking resemblance to Hollywood movies. One of the prisoners has already used a helicopter to escape for the second time. A helicopter flew over the prison and the two prisoners quickly grabbed the rope ladder thrown down by the people on the helicopter.