Prison Break
Morris and the Anglin brothers managed to break down the walls of their prison cells by May 1962. The holes were just big enough for them to crawl through. They created a raft and life vests by gluing and stitching raincoats together. They used over 50 raincoats for these things! They were important if they wanted a chance of surviving the cold waters of the San Francisco Bay.
Prison Break
The Plan
The gang was ready, so the only thing they needed to do was wait for Allen West to finish his own hole. They only had to wait for the right moment to make their escape. In June 1962, they received the signal to carry out the plan, but it did not go as planned. West finished carving out his hole on the 11th of June in 1962. He informed the three other team members, but none of the expected what happened next.
The Plan
