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Source: Matt's Today in History

Roundup

9-6-05

Belenko defects, September 6, 1976

Today in 1976, Soviet Air Force Lieutenant Viktor Belenko flew his MIG-25 Foxbat from the Soviet Union to Japan. He then asked for asylum in the United States. This flight marked the end of one man’s struggle with the ideology and practices of Communism.

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