Aerodrom ŽELJAVA
Monument to the human's ingenuity (...and stupidity)
Airfield now Pljesevica-slope
RUDOLF PERESIN (1958-1995)


 
First Croatian pilot-runaway from YPA.
Through time when YPA perform agresisive war against Croatia Rudolf Peresin on
25.october.1991., during recon flight ,run with Mig-21 from AF Zeljava to Klagenfurt airport in Austria.
He's declared that he can't shoot on his homeland Croatia.
He died in 2.may.1995. during combat flight in Cro Army operation "Flash". He's monumental park is located in Gornja Stubica in Zagorje, region of Croatia. It's very interesting to see that place with mounted Mig-21 as a monument.

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Pilot equipment of Rudolf Peresin (source: Cro Aviation Forum).

 
Rudolf Peresin-Tribute video
 
Here Rudolf Peresin personal describes (on croatian) details about the very moment when he decided "to escape or not".
All this happend on 25.october.1991. during recon flight when he should to look over the retreat of YPA units from Slovenia.

Documentary movie about Rudolf Peresin
"Flight to remember"


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Biorythm for Rudolf Peresin (and some other pilots from 352nd.Recon SQDN) founded in the ruins of the AF Zeljava

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Memorial-park of Rudolf Peresin in Gornja Stubica








 
Grave of the Rudolf Peresin in Zagreb