Mathias Rust Lands in Red Square, Evading Soviet Defenses — May 28, 1987
An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
Date: May 28, 1987
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