Viktor Belenko
American engineer
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Viktor Ivanovich Belenko was a Russian-born American aerospace engineer and Soviet pilot who defected in 1976 to the West while flying his MiG-25 "Foxbat" jet interceptor and landed in Hakodate, Japan. Wikipedia
Born: February 15, 1947, Nalchik, Russia
Died: September 24, 2023 (age 76 years), Rosebud, IL
Spouse: Ludmilla Belenko