Viktor Belenko and his Foxbat

On September 6, 1976, Lieutenant Viktor Belenko of the Soviet Air Defense Forces defected by flying his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25P "Foxbat" aircraft from near ...

Viktor Belenko - Wikipedia

Viktor Ivanovich Belenko was a Russian-born American aerospace engineer and Soviet pilot who defected in 1976 to the West while flying his MiG-25 "Foxbat" ...

A Russian Pilot Defected with a MiG-25 Foxbat Fighter Jet

The defection of Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko in 1976 revealed critical insights into the capabilities of the feared MiG-25 Foxbat, ...

Russian Pilot Defected with MiG-25 Foxbat Fighter Jet

Viktor Belenko, a Soviet pilot, defected to the West in 1976 by flying his MiG-25 Foxbat to Japan, shocking both the Soviet Union and the ...

MiG Pilot Viktor Belenko: 'I Am the Luckiest Man Alive'

These days, fewer people remember him, let alone the details surrounding his wild flight to freedom. Escape via Foxbat. Belenko had been a ...

Viktor Belenko, Who Defected to the West in a Jet Fighter, Dies at 76

The Asahi Shimbun, via Getty Images. The plane, which the North Atlantic Treaty Organization called the MiG-25 “Foxbat,” had something else ...

MiG-25 Foxbat: Russian Defector, Who Stole World's Fastest Military ...

A Soviet-era pilot, Viktor Belenko, who flew a dangerous mission of defection from the USSR to Japan in order to cross over to the United States camp fifty ...

Former Soviet Pilot Viktor Belenko's Military Identity Document - CIA

... his dramatic flight to freedom in a MiG‑25 Foxbat fighter from the USSR to Japan in 1976. Born in 1947, Belenko was a fighter pilot with the Soviet Air ...

A “Very Japanese” Arrangement to Dismantle a Soviet MIG-25

... the pilot, whose name was Viktor Belenko.” “No one in the NATO Alliance had ... The Foreign Office explained to the Soviets that the Foxbat's landing ...

The pilot who stole a secret Soviet fighter jet - BBC

When pilot Viktor Belenko defected, he did so in a mysterious Soviet plane – the MiG ... the codename 'Foxbat'. They knew it only from ...

Viktor Belenko's defecting MiG-25 Foxbat buzzing Hakodate airport ...

Viktor Belenko's defecting MiG-25 Foxbat buzzing Hakodate airport. ... The article still used the Foxbat which refers to the MiG-25. Upvote

F-4 Phantom Pilot talks exclusively about Stolen Mig 25 ... - YouTube

Belenko helped end the Cold War... he is celebrated in the circles of those who know why. 14:03 · Go to channel · Mig 25 Foxbat Defector Viktor ...

Check out these pictures of Viktor Belenko's defecting MiG-25 ...

Soviet Lt. Viktor Belenko became an instant celebrity when he successfully defected to the West by flying his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat jet fighter across ...

The Merge | #OTD 1976 Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko flew his MiG-25 ...

1976 Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko flew his MiG-25 "Foxbat" to Japan, landed at Hakodate Airport (skidded off the runway), and requested asylum in the US.

Air Zoo - Soviet Lt. Viktor I. Belenko's MiG-25 Foxbat shortly after ...

Soviet Lt. Viktor I. Belenko's MiG-25 Foxbat shortly after landing at Hakodate International Airport in Japan. Belenko defected to the West ...

Viktor Belenko: The Soviet Pilot Defector Who Stole A MiG-25 And ...

... the plane to take photos. #OTD: 46 years ago, Lt.Victor Belenko, landed his MiG-25 Foxbat at Hakodate Airport, #Japan (Sept 6, 1976). The ...

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 - National Museum of the USAF

... Foxbat") was a high ... The MiG-25's capabilities were not discovered until 1976 when Viktor Belenko, a Soviet MiG-25 pilot, defected to Japan.

Viktor Belenko, Soviet pilot who defected with 'the world's most ...

Said to be the world's most advanced fighter aircraft, the MiG-25 Foxbat had caused concern at the highest levels in Nato for years. So ...

Impressive photos show Viktor Belenko's defecting MiG-25 Foxbat ...

Belenko had intended to fly his MiG-25 to Chitose airbase, but with fuel running low, he had to land at the nearest available airport. That, as it turned out, ...

The Story Of The Soviet Pilot Who Defected To Japan With A ...

When he brought his MiG-25 “Foxbat” to Hakodate he gave the Western ... the KGB was about to stop Viktor Ivanovich Belenko from defection.