This Day in Aviation History

May 29th, 1987
A German pilot lands a Cessna 172 light aircraft in Moscow’s Red Square. The head of the USSR’s air defense forces is sacked.

Wikipedia, Mathias Rust:   http://bit.ly/1k4VUml

Photo credits: MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK AFP/Getty Images
 and Wikipedia

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