Pilot Lands In Japan; Requests US Asylum
September 06 1976

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Cold War: Soviet Air Force pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.
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Created By: johnny
Created On: 2015-04-30T23:42:25Z

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