Belenko had intended to fly his MiG-25 to Chitose airbase, but with fuel running low, he had to land at the…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Video shows Kazakhstan Air Defence Force MiG-31 Interceptor crashing after takeoff
by Dario LeoneThe Kazakhstan MoD reported the pilots were ordered to eject, but before they activated their seats, the crew managed to direct…
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In total at domestic aircraft building plants there have been manufactured about 45000 aircraft of “MiG” brand, from which 11000 aircraft…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
You can’t be my wingman anytime: MiG-31 Mistakenly shoots down another MiG-31
by Dario LeoneThe Foxhound was brought down by another MiG-31 which fired an R-33 air-to-air missile mistakenly. As we have reported two years…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
SR-71 Crew Members tell the story of a Memorable Encounter with a Soviet MiG-31 Interceptor over the Barents Sea
by Dario Leone“I assumed the Soviet MiG-31 fighter pilot would like nothing better than an opportunity to fire his missiles at an SR-71…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Video shows MiG-31 catching fire on the runway
by Dario LeoneThe fire started from the right engine. Both pilots have been saved; no one has been injured. A MiG-31 caught fire…
