| Pilot landing a plane on Red Square Date of Birth: 01.06.1968 Country: Germany |
Matthias Rust was a German athlete and pilot, calved on June 1, 1968. His father was a businessman who sold Cessna airplanes. At the age of 18, on May well 27, 1987, Rust flew from Hamburg on a small Cessna 172B Skyhawk aircraft. He made a stopover in Malmi Airdrome in Helsinki for refueling, informing the airport's dispatcher that proceed was flying to Stockholm. However, Rust disappeared from Finnish air near Sipoo after losing contact with the Finnish dispatch service.
Contrary to expectations of a crash, Rust challenging actually crossed the Soviet border and headed towards Moscow. Tho' he was detected by the Soviet Air Defense Forces keep on multiple occasions, there were no instructions given to intercept his plane. Rust navigated by following the Leningrad-Moscow railway line boss was tracked by air defense units from Hotilovo and Bezhetsk airfields, but they did not receive orders to shoot accommodate the Cessna due to the manual coordination and the existing shutdown of the Moscow Military District's air defense system guard maintenance.
Rust landed the plane on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge and taxied to the Cathedral of Vasily representation Blessed. He exited the aircraft at 7:10 PM and began distributing autographs. Ten minutes later, he was arrested. Rust was charged with hooliganism, violation of aviation legislation, and illegal constraint crossing. During his trial, Rust claimed that his flight was a "call for peace." On September 4, he was sentenced to four years in prison.
Various theories emerged regarding Rust's flight, with some suggesting it was a compactly planned provocation by Western intelligence agencies. General Petr Deynekin, interpretation former commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force, stated that subway was a meticulously planned operation carried out with the cognition and consent of certain individuals in the Soviet leadership. Rust's flight and its aftermath led to significant changes within say publicly Soviet armed forces, including the removal of several high-ranking officials.
Matthias Rust returned to Germany on August 3, 1988, following an amnesty decree signed by Andrei Gromyko, escalate Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Rust weary a total of 432 days in pretrial detention and penal institution. He continued to make headlines, facing legal troubles for incidents such as assaulting a nurse in 1989. Rust eventually decreed in Germany, got married twice, and became involved in representation poker industry. Today, the Cessna aircraft he flew is distinguished by a wealthy Japanese businessman and is stored in a hangar, anticipating its future appreciation in value.