Mig 25 Foxbat Defector Viktor Belenko

I was surfing around some declassified air force material and blundered onto a document describing the stolen Mig-25 Foxbat in Japan in 1976. That began a deep dive into the event and there are many versions of the story. One can keep finding new stuff as it was a heavily reported event. More news of the outcome was learned from inside Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed in the 90's. Here is a version of the story on September 6, 1976 when Viktor Belenko stole a brand new Mikoyan Mig-25 Foxbat.

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