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Viktor Belenko

Lieutenant Viktor Ivanovich Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment of the Soviet Air Defense Command based in Sakharovka, Siberia. He achieved wordwide fame on September 6th, 1976 when he defected to the west, flying his MiG 25 "Foxbat" to Hakodate, Japan. This was the first time the west was able to get a close look at the aircraft, and it revealed many secrets and surprises.

Belenko was granted asylum by then US President Gerald Ford, and a trust fund was set up for him, granting him a very comfortable living in later years. The US interrogated and questioned him for 5 months after his defection.

Belenko is now an aerospace consultant and lecturer.

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Viktor Belenko Trofim - November 20th, 2005
Viktor Belenko was killed in a small plane crash. It was BD-10 Jet. read more » messages 1

Viktor Belenko Kazakh - November 26th, 2005
I was Viktor's classmate in AVVAKUL. Viktor was one of the best pilots! Let him rest in Peace... read more » messages 1

Viktor Belenko AVVAKUL-76 - December 5th, 2005
Belenko was the CIA agent. The story about operation "Foxbat" is on AVVAKUL Web sight. It is a very interesting story! read more » messages 1

Viktor Belenko Speznazovez - December 5th, 2005
I was the KGB agent in Moscow when Belenko made his landing in Japan. For the KGB it was a real nightmare! CIA did outsmart us! The KGB initiated a global investigation of this catastrophy. We did find everyone who knew Belenko. More then 300 people! All of them had flown to Moscow. They were housed in the hotel 'Rossiya'. Every room was wired. Vodka and food were free. The KGB recorded the conversations among all those people during their stay. They were in Moscow for one week. They were interrigated not only individually but in a separate groups as read more » messages 1

Viktor Belenko Sergei - May 20th, 2005
Viktor Belenko was killed in a small plane crash. I met him in Oshkosh. The world will miss him... read more » messages 3 - last message on September 10th, 2007

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