Memorial Rudolf Perešin
This MiG-21 commemorates Rudolf Perešin, who was born in Gornja Stubica. He was a pilot of the Yugoslav Airforce. On 25 October 1991 he defected with his MiG-21 from Bihać in Bosnia to Klagenfurt in Austria to prevent his jet being used against Croats by the Bosnian Serbs.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Jerry Gunner
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