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Viktor Ivanovich Belenko (Russian: Виктор Иванович Беленко, February 15, 1947 – September 24, 2023) was a Russian-born American aerospace engineer and Soviet pilot who defected in 1976 to the West while flying his MiG-25 "Foxbat" jet interceptor and landed in Hakodate, Japan.
18 de nov. de 2023 · Share full article. By Clay Risen. Nov. 18, 2023. When the Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the United States in 1976, he brought his plane with him. George Bush, then the director of...
24 de nov. de 2023 · Aviación. Muere Viktor Belenko, el desertor que reveló los secretos del temido MiG-25 soviético. Viktor Belenko se volvió famoso a nivel mundial tras desertar de la Unión Soviética en 1976...
22 de nov. de 2023 · Viktor Belenko, the former Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot who defected to the West in 1976 in a MiG-25 high-speed interceptor, has passed away on Sep. 24, 2023 Alert 5 first noted. He died in a nursing home in a small town in Southern Illinois on Sep. 24.
23 de nov. de 2023 · Belenko rejected claims he left a wife and child behind. Credit: AP. Viktor Ivanovich Belenko was born on February 15, 1947, in Nalchik, a Russian city in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains.
29 de nov. de 2023 · > One of the world’s most famous Soviet defectors has passed. By Logan Nye. Nov 29, 2023 12:09 PM PST. Reviewed by Tessa Robinson. 3 minute read. Public domain. SUMMARY. Soviet pilot Victor Belenko defected with his MiG-25 Foxbat to Japan in September 1976, riding out of the Iron Curtain and into our hearts. More.
29 de nov. de 2023 · The Soviets accused the US of using drugs to force Belenko to defect, before wheeling out his tearful wife and mother at a press conference. Telegraph Obituaries 29 November 2023 • 12:44pm ...
