The delivery of the plane was an intelligence windfall for the west, and belenkos choice to flee the ussr despite the privileges theoretically accorded to soviet pilots was a propaganda coup for the united states. On such missions, to ensure that no soviet pilot could defect and make it to japan the nearest airport in the free world, the fuel levels were always carefully recorded and limited. To be a mig pilot in russia is to be as close to heaven as communism allows. The then lieutenant belenko was a pilot with the 5th fighter regiment, 11th air army, based in chugu. The defection of viktor belenko took place on september 6, 1976 when lieutenant viktor belenko of the soviet air defence forces flew his mikoyangurevich mig25p foxbat aircraft from near vladivostok in the far east of the soviet union to hakodate airport in hokkaido prefecture of japan his defection to the united states caused tension between japan and the ussr, especially after. Shop amongst our popular books, including 10, the fabulous budapest gambit, the even more flexible french and more from viktor moskalenko.
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Viktor ivanovich belenko, born 19470215 february 15, 1947, is an american aerospace engineer and defector of soviet origin. The best result we found for your search is viktor i belenko i age 70s in cheyenne, wy. To be more precise, the current age as of right now is 26535 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes and 5 seconds. Belenko became friends with the famous american test pilot chuck yeager i wish hed waited a few years longer until his english was better and got someone more talented to write a better book that discussed his assiilation into the us culture and his climbing and drinking stories with mr yeager.
It looks like we dont have any biography for viktor belenko yet be the first to contribute. We have successfully completed and launched more than 100 restaurants, bars and cafes across the world, including our own and in partnership. Viktor belenko is a russia pilot that defected from russia in 1976 in his highly secret foxbat mig25 airplane. At blenko project, we try and help readers to identify blenko glass. So i am wondering if anyone knows if he is still alive, and if he is, is there a way i can contact him. Viktor belenko, a pilot who stole a mig25 and landed in japan on. The story of his life in the soviet union, his defection and his early time in the us was written by john barron in the book mig pilot. The courageous and inspirational story of soviet air force lt. They have also lived in grass valley, ca and billings, mt plus 7 other locations. The story of the soviet pilot who defected to japan with a secretive. Flight to liberty iuniverse, 2007, a word of historical fiction about the defection of the crew of a soviet naval aviations tu95 rts bear d longrange reconnaissance aircraft from kola peninsula to northern canada on august 4th, 1976. Bush, the director of central intelligence at the time, called the opportunity to examine the plane up close an intelligence bonanza for the west. Join facebook to connect with ivan belenko and others you may know. I had so much fun and adventure during my assimilation of american culture.
All structured data from the main, property, lexeme, and entityschema namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. I just read the book mig pilot by john barron, which tells of viktor courageous flight to freedom and have not been able to find anything more recent than that. Viktor belenko phone, address, background info whitepages. Viktor belenko was born on the 15th of february 1947, which was a saturday. The story of viktor belenko s defection, and particularly his acclimatization to life in the united states, was told brilliantly in the 1980 biography mig pilot by john barron, which i read years ago and greatly enjoyed. This was the aircraft that viktor belenko flew to northern japan in 1976, in. Belenko design studio specializes in creating concepts for commercial interiors and their implementation. Viktor belenko, a pilot who stole a mig25 and landed in. As a now highprofile soviet defector, belenko thought, during his early days in the usa, that cia officials arranged.
Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Take a look back at the early roles of some of hollywoods heavy hitters. The then lieutenant belenko was a pilot with the 5th fighter regiment, 11th air army. When belenko arrived in japan he was given the book by soviet.
It is then that the 29yearold pilot, flight lieutenant viktor ivanovich belenko of the soviet air defence forces, announces that he wishes to. Japan complied, but only after allowing american engineers to examine the aircraft. Former soviet pilot viktor belenkos knee pad notebook with flight data flickr the central intelligence agency. The fstoppers community is brimming with creative vision and talent. The delivery of the plane was an intelligence windfall for the west, and belenko s choice to flee the ussr despite the privileges theoretically accorded to soviet pilots was a propaganda coup for the united states. And through his defection, viktor ivanovich gave the u. The story of viktor belenko, a mig25 pilot who defected to the united states via japan on sept. The use of international law to justify political decisions on september 6, 1976 japanese selfdefense forces spotted an intruding aircraft on their radar screen. Flight lieutenant viktor ivanovich belenko, an elite mig25p pilot of the. Belenko later became a consultant to the us military and aerospace industry, a public speaker and businessman.
When soviet pilot viktor belenko defected to japan with his mig25 jet, he spilled the planes secrets to the west, but the defection also led to the aircrafts success in international markets. The final escape of lieutenant belenko, published in 1980. Belenko, who gave up up prestigious and privileged life as a mig pilot and risked everything out of an unquenchable thirst for freedom. Select this result to view viktor i belenko is phone number, address, and more.
Til that in 1976, a soviet pilot defected to japan in his. Viktor belenko, a pilot who stole a mig25 and landed in japan on sept. Tells o mig25 pilot viktor belenkos escape from the soviet union, the events he precipitated in washington, moscow, and tokyo, the secrets he disclosed, and the impact of his flight on world affairs. In a total war situation with no draft available, would the military pluck people out of non combat roles, arm them, train them, and send. How a soviet pilot defected to the west with a secretive mig25p. I wish we all could read this book in order to understand the dangers of socialism. Belenko is the author of drugs, crime, and justice 3. Viktor ivanovich belenko is a former soviet pilot who defected to the west while flying his. The pilot who stole a secret soviet fighter jet people were doing all sorts of things to escape from commies. Soviet crew chiefs on the ground were drinking the grain alcohol to relieve siberian boredom and.
As he had done every day except sunday during the past four weeks, lieutenant viktor ivanovich belenko awakened himself early to watch what the dawn might. I enjoy traveling and try to keep camera with me whenever possible. Viktor belenko will be turning 73 in only 128 days from today. During my presentations i emphasize this by using samples from everyday life. In his mig pilot book 1983 john barron claims that viktor belenkos defection was. The mig25 was, at the time, russias most advanced and most secret fighter plane. Belenko took off with his flight of mig25 for a regular training mission. The story of viktor belenkos defection, and particularly his acclimatization to life in the united states, was told brilliantly in the 1980 biography mig pilot by john barron, which i read years ago and greatly enjoyed. The final escape of lieutenant belenko is a 1980 biography by john barron about the life and 1976 defection of soviet mikoyangurevich mig25 fighter pilot viktor belenko to the united states. Such was the unusual entrance of viktor ivanovich belenko, a first lieutenant in the russian air force, into the free world, an entrance which embarrassed the. Back in the 1970s there was a lot of similar concern about the mig25, the ussrs most advanced and highly secret fighter plane. How a soviet pilots defection to japan benefitted mig.
Til that in 1976, a soviet pilot defected to japan in his advanced mig25 fighter, which russia demanded be returned. Despite a radio warning, the plane continued to approach the northern japanese island of hokkaido and then disappeared from radar. Viktor belenko viktor ivanovich belenko, born 19470215 february 15, 1947 age 68, is an american aerospace engineer and defector of soviet. Beginning with a harsh, grim account of soviet life in the 1940s and 50s to belenkos quick rise thru the red air force in the early 70s up to his difficult realization that defection or death was his only choice to escape russian communism and live life as he believed it was meant to be lived in a freedom only the west could provide john barron spares nothing in relating belenkos tale a book that should be required reading in every high school and college in america. Viktor belenko, a pilot in the soviet air defense command, flew his highly classified mig 25 to japan and asked for asylum. How one soviet pilot pulled the sheet off the ghostly mig25. All the blenko catalogs here are displayed with permission from blenko glass company, milton, wv. The pilot who stole a secret soviet fighter jet bbc future. The mig25 foxbat was an incredible rat rod of a planeheavy, big and extraordinarily powerfuland it indirectly led to the development of western planes like the f15 eagle. Lt viktor belenko was a mig25 pilot one of russias elite warriors and the supreme. Lt viktor belenko was a mig25 pilot one of russias elite warriors and the supreme expression of the ideal communist man. I bought this book because i saw a reference to belenkos defection in a recent discussion about red chinas socalled stealth fighter. Media in category viktor belenko the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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