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40th anniversary of Viktor Belenko’s defection in a MiG-25

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On this day 40-years ago, Viktor Ivanovich Belenko successfully defected to the West by flying his MiG-25 to Hakodate, Japan.

Former Soviet Pilot Viktor Belenko’s Military Identity Document
By CIA photo [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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