Shortly before noon, the Luftwaffe JetStar landed at Athens airport and taxied over to the sector operated by the U.S. Air Force. Ostensibly, the JetStar was on a routine diplomatic courier mission, and the three crew members told Greek officials not to bother with passports: "We will be leaving shortly." Then two passengersa German army major in uniform and a young woman got off and drove in to Athens.
Just as the plane arrived, the Athens Court of Misdemeanors happened to be hearing the case of Prisoner George-Alexander Mangakis, 49. Mangakis, who was serving an 18-year prison term for attempting...
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