German pilot Mathias Rust trial in Soviet Union, 1987

Moscow, Soviet Union. Amateur pilot from West Germany Mathias Rust (R) is tried by the Supreme Court for breaching the Soviet border and hooliganism. Rust illegally landed near Red Square on his Reims Cessna F172P civil single-engine aircraft on May 28, 1987. Pictured in this image is Rust's advocate V. Yakovlev (L front). Nikolai Malyshev/TASS

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Advocate Amateur Breaching Cessna F172p Hooliganism Illegally Landed Malyshev Mathias Reims Rust Rusts Single-engine Tried Yakovlev

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