Events

Meeting 1976 Soviet MiG Pilot Defector Viktor Belenko

Development of the MiG-25 and our initial assessment of it. The Countermeasures we planned, as F-15 pilots against the MiG threat.
Belenko’s flight to Japan.
My first meeting with Belenko not long after his defection, and several stories he told about why he fled the USSR, his experiences in Soviet Far East Asia, his experiences in the U.S. after his defection.
Our reassessment of the MiG 25.
My second and third meetings with Belenko at Air National Guard bases and our discussions there.