The memorial was opened just ahead of the 35th anniversary of the flight, by Mathias Rust, which falls today, Saturday, while the location, Saka Manor in Ida-Viru County, lies at the point where Rust ...
Twenty five years ago, at the height of the cold war, 19-year-old Mathias Rust flew a daring 'peace mission' from Helsinki to Moscow. He evaded Soviet Union air defences for 500 miles before landing ...