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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 17, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 parents visit teen who flew to red Square Moscow a a West German teen Ager who flew across hundreds of Miles of soviet airspace and landed a sport plane in red Square received a visit from his parents tuesday. A German newspaper reported that the Young Pilot is undergoing psychiatric tests in a soviet prison to determine if he is fit to stand trial. It was not possible immediately to confirm the account in the Hamburg based Bild which quoted an unidentified Kremlin source. Karl Heinz and Monika rust parents of 19-year-old Mathias rust brushed past Western reporters without responding to questions and entered Lefo Tovo prison in Eastern Moscow at about 10 . By the time they emerged from the yellow prison compound reporters had been forced by police to move a Block away. The rust couple left with a correspondent and Pho Karl Heinz and Monika rust a photo to Grapher from the German news Magazine Stern which German embassy officials say paid the couple s expenses in return for an exclusive commentary on their visit. Embassy Legal and consular affairs chief Gerhard Enver  escorted rust s parents to Lefor Tovo but later remained behind apparently for further meetings with the soviets. German diplomats refused comment on the meetings and would not say where the parents were staying. The Bild quoted an unidentified Kremlin source assaying that soviet officials want to determine Why rust made the crazy flight and if he can be held responsible for his  rust has been in soviet custody since shortly after his May 28 flight to Moscow from Helsinki Finland. He hew a single engine Cessna plane unimpeded across More than 500 Miles of heavily guarded soviet territory before buzzing the Kremlin and Landing on the fringes of red Square. After rust s arrest the politburo headed by Mik Hail s. Gorbachev sent defense minister Sergei l. Sokolov into retirement and fired air defense chief Alexander i. Kordunov. 2 end Poe of Poe flight in single engine Plone Paris up Well rested after an unscheduled four month break two pilots landed their Small aircraft in a Paris drizzle monday to Complete the firs Polc to pole flight in a single engine air plane. The pilots who had to abandon their Frozen plane in february were greeted by a Small band of cheering supporters at Lebourget Airport where Charles Lind Berg ended his triumphant Solo flight across the North Atlantic 60 years ago. Absolutely Beautiful even with the bit of delay said German Pilot Calin Roseltia whose wife greeted him with a red Rose and a kiss after he crawled Over the Arctic Tern s supplementary fuel tanks inside the Cabin and bounded out onto the runway. Rosetti and fellow Pilot Richard nor ton of Philadelphia started their 38,000 Milc Paris to Paris journey Jan. 21, in tending to reach by february their goal of flying around the world Over the two poles in a single engine propeller driven aircraft they flew Over the South pole but stalled 450 Miles Short of a North pole crossing on feb. 13 when the engine an instruments in the six seat Piper Malibu froze during an emergency Stop in Canada s Northwest territories. The two pilots went Home to wait for the Spring thaw. I missile unpunished United nations up a High ranking iraqi official said that his coun try has not taken any punitive action against the Pilot who fired two missiles at the . Navy frigate Stark in the per Sian Gulf killing 37 american sailors. It was an unhappy incident which was unintentionally done and we have taken All possible technical measures to avoid the recurrence of such an Acci Dent Deputy prime minister and for eign minister Tariq Aziz told a news conference monday. Aziz said his government and the United slates have reached an under standing to prevent any new Accident. But he said no sanctions were taken against the Pilot that s  he refused to answer other questions about the May 17 incident in which the iraqi Pilot fired two French made exocet missiles at the frigate s left Side. One exploded killing the sailors. The Reagan administration has pro tested the incident and sent a delegation to Iraq to investigate. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein also has admitted his country s responsibility for the incident. Since 1984, More than 230 ships iraqi the trip was resumed last week with the pilots flying from the Northwest territories to Norway s Spitsbergen archipelago and then to Oslo Norway where they spent the weekend resting be fore making the less than five hour tight to Lebourget the site of this week s Paris air show. Norton a commercial Pilot admitted the end of the trip was not As exciting As it could have been. However we re very very glad to be Here despite the fact it took a Long Timeto get around the world he said. We re very pleased we re the first to succeed in a single engine aircraft. I think we be demonstrated to Chil Dren of the world that there will always be new frontiers and new things to accomplish. I think we be shown general aviation has a future and a  Norton is an official of the Institute for achievement of human potential a non profit corporation that works with brain injured children and which sponsored the flight. The children named the expedition the Arctic Tern after the Small White Birds that Migrate Between the Antarctic and the Arctic. The two pilots took turns flying the aircraft and said they broke a number of Speed records for a single engine plane before hitting the Canada Snag. Attack Pilot official says mostly Oil tankers plying the persian Gulf were attacked by either Iran or Iraq which have been at War for the past 6 / years. Asked whether the Reagan administration is siding with his country Aziz said the United states is not support ing Iraq and he refused to comment on . Plans to increase the number of naval vessels escorting tankers in the Gulf saying that it s not my  Aziz was in new York to discuss with Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuel Lar and members of the Security Council the possibility of reaching a comprehensive solution to the War. Aziz said his government supports a Resolution that will Call for a cease fire withdrawal of iranian troops to the inter National Borders and an Exchange of prisoners of War. But he said he opposes a total arms embargo preferring arms sanctions against the country that Vio lates the cease fire. He said Iraq supports the imposition of chapter 7 of the . Charter that Calls for mandatory economic and Mili tary sanctions against any country that does not comply with . Resolutions. Technician work on an air Force b-1b bomber at a Paris Airport monday. A photo broken Power b j b in pan s Washington a a new b in bomber took off from Lebourget Airport on tuesday after a Day s delay due to a problem with an auxiliary Power unit on the ground. A Generator was brought from Rhein main a in Germany because no compatible Generator was Avail Able at the Lebourget Airfield where the Paris air show is being held. Capt. Jeff Mill pc a Public relations officer for the strategic air come said a Coupler that connects unit grounds temporarily the Power unit with the plane failed to function. The plane had been due to return to Dyess fab in Texas on monday. The air Force said the plane s Crew experienced a minor electrical prob Lem with the Power unit on monday when they were preparing for the flight Home. The Power unit is used to Start the bomber s engines. The aircraft did not Fly to Paris with the needed parts or technicians an air Force spokesman said  
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