Twenty five years ago, at the height of the cold war, 19-year-old Mathias Rust flew a daring 'peace mission' from Helsinki to Moscow. He evaded Soviet Union air defences for 500 miles before landing ...
The memorial was opened just ahead of the 35th anniversary of the flight, by Mathias Rust, which falls today, Saturday, while the location, Saka Manor in Ida-Viru County, lies at the point where Rust ...
This week 30 years ago, a teenager called Mathias Rust evaded fighter jets and the world’s most sophisticated air defence technology to land a light aircraft in the heart of Moscow. Dr Robin Stott ...
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