Viktor Belenko
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Viktor Ivanovich Belenko was a Soviet-born American aerospace engineer and pilot who defected in 1976 to the West while flying his MiG-25 "Foxbat" jet interceptor and landed in Hakodate, Japan. George
Belenko's Soviet military identification photo; stored at the CIA Museum
Viktor Belenko's military ID
Belenko's knee pad notebook with flight data
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. Designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau
Viktor Belenko
…February 15, 1947 – September 24, 2023) was a Soviet-born American aerospace engineer and pilot who defected in 1976 to the West while flying his MiG-25 "Foxbat" jet interceptor and landed in Hakodate, Japan. George H. W. Bush, the Director of Central Intelligence at the time, called the opportunity to examine…
A MiG-25PU two-seat trainer
YE-152 and YE-152M experimental interceptor
Surveillance cameras of the MiG-25RB
MiG-25RBSh with markings of 2nd Sqn/47th GvORAP (Guards independent recce Regiment)