In September 1976, Viktor Belenko defected to Japan in his MiG-25 Foxbat jet fighter, one of the most well-known defections from the Soviet block. But in that same year, there was another defection so embarrassing to the Soviets that its particulars remained a secret for more than twenty-five years. All media accounts of Soviet TU-95 flights participating in the Okean 76 naval maneuvers mention only two planes. Whenever they were confronted in private, however, the Soviets acknowledged that in reality, "three" planes took off from Russia, with the third aircraft crashing at sea, killing...
In September 1976, Viktor Belenko defected to Japan in his MiG-25 Foxbat jet fighter, one of the most well-known defections from the Soviet block. ...
In September 1976, Viktor Belenko defected to Japan in his MiG-25 Foxbat jet fighter, one of the most well-known defections from the Soviet block. But in that same year, there was another defection so embarrassing to the Soviets that its particulars remained a secret for more than twenty-five years. All media accounts of Soviet TU-95 flights participating in the Okean 76 naval maneuvers mention only two planes. Whenever they were confronted in private, however, the Soviets acknowledged that in reality, "three" planes took off from Russia, with the third aircraft crashing at sea, killing...
In September 1976, Viktor Belenko defected to Japan in his MiG-25 Foxbat jet fighter, one of the most well-known defections from the Soviet block. ...
En septiembre de 1976 Viktor Belenko deserto a Japon en su avion caza MiG-25 Foxbat. Esta fue una de las mas conocidas deserciones del bloque sovietico. Pero en ese ano hubo otra desercion tan embarazosa para el regimen sovietico que los detalles particulares de la misma permanecieron en secreto por mas de 25 anos. Todos los relatos periodisticos de los vuelos de TU-95 que participaron en las maniobras navales Okean 76 mencionan dos TU-95. Sin embargo, cuando eran confrontados en privado, los sovieticos reconocian que en realidad tres aviones despegaron de Rusia, que el tercero se estrello en...
En septiembre de 1976 Viktor Belenko deserto a Japon en su avion caza MiG-25 Foxbat. Esta fue una de las mas conocidas deserciones del bloque sovietic...
