Viktor Belenko, Soviet pilot who defected with 'the world's most advanced fighter plane' in 1976 – obituary
Viktor Belenko, who has died aged 76, was a senior lieutenant in the Soviet air force who made headlines in September 1976 when he landed an advanced supersonic MiG-25 Foxbat interceptor at a civilian airfield on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and was granted political asylum by the United States.
Source: yahoo.com
