** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, DEC. 29 ** FILE ** This file photo from Dec. 1953 shows Jiri Wertheimer, left, and Zdenek Volf inspecting the piper cub airplane in which they made their dramatic escape from communist Czechoslovakia seeking political asylum. The plane landed in a potato field near Pfarrkirchen, Germany in December of 1953 after running out of gas about 30 minutes after crossing the Iron Curtain. (AP Photo/File) ** NO ONLN ** NO IONLN **

• Contributor: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2P9B122
• File size: 30.4 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3737 x 2841 px | 31.6 x 24.1 cm | 12.5 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 25 November 2008
• Photographer: AP Photo

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