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Subj: Today in History - Aug 3
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Aug 3, 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.
73, K.O. n0kfq
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