Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

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Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby Felix/FFDS » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:35 am

No, there is no (reliable) information implicating our own "Heretic" in this action...

1988 Soviets release Mathias Rust


On August 3, 1988, Soviet authorities free Mathias Rust, the daring young West German pilot who landed a rented Cessna on Moscow's Red Square in 1987. Rust was serving a four-year sentence at a labor camp when the Soviets approved his extradition as a goodwill gesture to the West.

On May 28, 1987, Rust, a 19-year-old with less than 40 hours of flying time, flew the light plane from Helsinki, Finland, to Red Square, the site of the Kremlin, Lenin's Tomb, and frequent Soviet patriotic demonstrations. He had not been detected once during the 500-mile flight. Rust said his flight was in the interest of world peace, and he signed autographs in Red Square until he was arrested. His seemingly effortless penetration of Soviet air space raised serious questions about the USSR's ability to defend itself from air attack.
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby ATI_7500 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:39 am

I was one year old at that time, so I'm innocent. ;P
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:45 am

I'm innocent

Yeah right ::) ;D
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby Felix/FFDS » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:52 am

I was one year old at that time, so I'm innocent. ;P



Face it, you were BjORN GUILTY!
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby Hagar » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:57 am

Face it, you were BjORN GUILTY!

LOL Good one. :D

I remember this incident quite well. Seems a long time ago now.
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby ATI_7500 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:13 am

Face it, you were BjORN GUILTY!


The Punisher strikes again. xP
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby Jimbo » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:14 am

;D
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Re: Aug 3, 1988 - Cessna lands in Red Square

Postby Theis » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:15 am

;D ;D
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