Marcel Dassault

United Press International · May 23, 1964

Police stand guard outside the home of Marcel Dassault early 5/23 following the kidnaping of the wealthy planemaker's wife. Police said three masked men intercepted the Dassaults outside their home as they were returning from an evening with friends. Dassault and his chauffeur were slugged with pistol butts as Madame Dassault was forced into a waiting car and whisked away. Dassault, 72, is a leading Gaullist politician and builder of France's top-secret Mirage IV atomic bomber.