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On May 28, 1987, Mathias Rust made headlines when he piloted a rented Cessna across the Iron Curtain, landing it in Red Square in front of the Kremlin. The West German teenager regarded his unauthorized landing as a peace mission. <br />For more go to: www.dw.de/dw/episode/0,,15930237,00.html
On May 28, 1987, Mathias Rust made headlines when he piloted a rented Cessna across the Iron Curtain, landing it in Red Square in front of the Kremlin. The West German teenager regarded his unauthorized landing as a peace mission. <br />For more go to: www.dw.de/dw/episode/0,,15930237,00.html
