“XX. Meeting for Rudi”

Every year at the town of Gornja Stubica, people gather together to remember Rudolf Perešin, he was the first pilot to desert from the Yugoslav Air Force in 1991 and became a symbol. He was shot down in May 1995, resulting in his death.

The reason we write about this event cause this will be the XX. meeting and ever year there is a small dynamic display from the Croation Armed Force in the air. The air display will be on the 07th of May 2017, which will be a Sunday and will start at 15:00 near the football field

15:00 sati POČETAK LETAČKOG PROGRAMA – AERO MITING NA PROSTORU SPORTSKOG CENTRA U GORNJOJ STUBICI

Participants and planned programes on the event:

– landing of helicopters and jumps of military paratroopers
– ultra light aircraft and motor sailboats
– acrobatics
– SAAB Jas-39 Gripen – Hungarian Air Force
– sports airplanes
– Pilatus PC-9 Display by the Slovenian Air Force
– helicopters and sports airplanes (visualization of flight technique)
– Wings of Storm Display Team
– MiG-21 Display from the Croatian Air Force

For more info about the cultural program (in croatian) read it HERE

Hungarian Gripen was confirmed previously by the base commander and the MoD of Hungary – READ HERE