Did either the USSR and/or Japan attempt to shoot down Victor Belenko on September 6, 1976 as he defected in a Mig-25? Were the Japanese fishing crews, imprisoned in retaliation, ever returned? -
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TIL about Viktor Belenko, the Soviet MiG pilot that in 1976 defected to the USA via Japan and stole a MiG-25 jet. The USA returned the jet a year later disassembled and
On 6 September 1976, Viktor Belenko successfully defected to the West, flying his MiG-25 "Foxbat" jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. This was the first... | By Aircraftprofileprints.com | Facebook
![Viktor Ivanovich Belenko is a former Soviet pilot who defected to the West while flying his MiG-25 jet fighter and landed in Hakodate, Japan. George H. W. Bush, the Director of Central Viktor Ivanovich Belenko is a former Soviet pilot who defected to the West while flying his MiG-25 jet fighter and landed in Hakodate, Japan. George H. W. Bush, the Director of Central](https://i.redd.it/61kvqwidm5d51.jpg)
Viktor Ivanovich Belenko is a former Soviet pilot who defected to the West while flying his MiG-25 jet fighter and landed in Hakodate, Japan. George H. W. Bush, the Director of Central
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The defection of Viktor Belenko, the pilot who stole the super-secret Soviet MiG-25 fighter jet - The Aviation Geek Club
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The defection of Viktor Belenko, the pilot who stole the super-secret Soviet MiG-25 fighter jet - The Aviation Geek Club
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