History 09/03/20 Flight of Mathias rust on Red square: what were the questions
may 28, 2017 was 30 years from the moment 18-year-old German pilot-fan the Mathias Rust managed to fly from Hamburg to Moscow and freely to land on the red square.
Why is rust not shot down immediately?
After crossing the Matthias Rust the Soviet-Finnish border his Cessna almost immediately spotted our air defense system. Anti-aircraft missiles on full alert led “the purpose of 8255”. However, the command to destroy the intruder the air border of the USSR because no one gave. Four military airfields in Estonia, Tver region in the air were lifted on duty units of the MiG-21 and MiG-23. In the Gdov district of the Pskov aircraft pilots rust was observed visually in the gaps of the clouds, reported that seeing an aircraft resembling the Soviet sports Yak-12.
rust’s Cessna flew at low altitude and low speed, so high-speed Soviet fighters could not accompany her long. They flew over a German plane and took a course back to base – no clear command against aerial intruder pilots of the MiG was also not received.
then explained the reason for the failure of radical decisions violated the state border of the USSR Cessna Marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Yazov, the plane decided not to knock, remembering the case of the South Korean Boeing, which over Sakhalin was hit by a Soviet fighter in September 1983. Under the Chicago Convention, light sport aircraft in such situations should be forced to fit.
near Pskov aircraft of Mathias rust, air defense experts took for his own, and when the Cessna entered the area of responsibility of the Moscow district of air defence, decided that our plane just broke airplane mode. Therefore, the commander of the air defense Marshal A. I. Koldunov about the incident Docto ladyface not considered necessary. Sitting on Big Moskvoretsky bridge, plane rust “on their own” drove to St. Basil’s Cathedral.
Analysis of flight and landing in the “Sheremetyevo-3”
to Say that the demarche of the young German turned into a grandiose scandal for the Armed forces of the USSR – to say nothing. After a special meeting of the Politburo lost their positions of Minister of defense Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergei Sokolov and air defense commander Marshal Aleksandr Koldunov. In place of Sokolov was appointed Dmitry Yazov.
Called number from a few dozen to three hundred troops, from lieutenants to generals, prosecuted for flying and landing M. rust in the “Sheremetyevo-3” as a joke after this incident became known as Red square. Many researchers of the history are inclined to believe that such repressive measures were unjustified: the Soviet air defense system was set up primarily to counter warplanes and cruise missiles of the enemy, and not the bullies on a sports aircraft.
Another stable version of what happened: it was a brilliantly planned and executed campaign to discredit the USSR and the Armed forces of the Soviet Union. The cold war between the West and the Soviet Union continued and successful flight of Mathias rust was a wonderful occasion to once again hurt the “evil Empire”.
speaking soon after the flight of Rusta similar story with the light aircraft happened in France – there is an Amateur pilot also made an unauthorized flight over the capital of the country, forcing the worried commanders of the air defense forces. In 1994, a Cessna sports village at the White house in Washington. Fit then failed and the pilot was killed.
either in that or in another case, the “cleansing” of the Armed forces in France and the United States did not produce. Was enhanced radar service and improved the technical side concerning the discovery of such objects, tracking them, and sharing information.
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