Rudolf Peresin
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Rudolf Peresin (1958-1995), a Croatian pilot in the Yugoslav People's Army, deserted from Zeljava airport to Klagenfurt, Austria in 1991, during reconnaissance flight because he didn't want to shoot at Croatian solders during the Yugoslav war. He was the first pilot to leave JNA due to disapproval of war. Some people recognize him as a hero, some as a plain deserter. The plane he used MIG-21 can be viewed in front of military museum in Vienna. He was shot down during bombardment of serbian refugees convoy in Operation Flash on may 2nd, 1995.
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