Today, 21 yrs ago… - Hoy hace 21 años…
Mathias single-handed ridiculed one of the two super powers, the USSR, probably in an intent to start WW III (though he publicly claimed the contrary): On May 28th, 1987 Mathias Rust landed with his Cessna 172 on the Red Square in Moscow after a flight from Helsinki during which he ridiculed the whole Russian AirForce.
Some of his quotes around the incident:
…I didn’t tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didn’t think much about what would happen afterwards...
…I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby. I landed there and taxied into Red Square….
…I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn’t enough space...
Today, you can find him on MySpace with a blog, his interests:
Flying, world peace, orphans, shoes, cashmere pullovers
He now works as a professional Poker Player, probably to make the money he needs to take over the world in the future? Actually, he won a tourney 2006 in Las Vegas
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Todo sobre Matias Rust en Español aqui.
