Mathias Rust and the Cessna that landed in Red Square
On May 28, 1987, teenager Mathias Rust flew a rented Cessna 172 over 550 miles of Soviet airspace and landed in Red Square.
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Mathias Rust and the teenage Cessna pilot who landed in Red Square
In 1987, 19-year-old Mathias Rust flew a rented Cessna 172 from Helsinki to Moscow's Red Square, exposing Soviet air defense failures and reshaping Cold War politics.
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