Mathias Rust Mathias Rust Mathias Rust (born 1 June 1968) is a German aviator known for his illegal landing near Red Square in Moscow on 28 May 1987. An amateur pilot, the teenager flew from Helsinki, Finland, to Moscow, being tracked several times by Soviet air defence and interceptors. The Soviet fighters never received permission to shoot him down, and several times his aeroplane was mistaken for a friendly aircraft. He landed on Vasilevsky Descent next to Red Square near the Kremlin in the capital of the Soviet Union. Rust said he wanted to create an "imaginary bridge" to the East, and
Where We Land Leith did a one-take recording of for a fan. Initially, Leith was hesitant to include it in the album because it was so raw. Damien Leith chose to name the album "Where We Land" as it described all the things that happened to him in the past year individually and professionally, and also illustrated his journey to Australia in various ways. "Where We Land" was officially released on 18 August 2007 in Australia. Beforehand, the first single of the album, "22 Steps" was released to Australian radio on 22 June 2007, with a physical release on 21 July. Another track