The cover artwork of the novel Firefox by Craig Thomas depicted a MiG-25, and the plane was described similarly to… Read More
For Senior Lieutenant Viktor Belenko’s defecting MiG-25 Foxbat reaching Japan proved to be the easy part, as touching down on… Read More
Soviet Lt. Viktor Belenko became an instant celebrity when he successfully defected to the West by flying his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25… Read More
Belenko had intended to fly his MiG-25 to Chitose airbase, but with fuel running low, he had to land at… Read More
Belenko’s defection was mentioned in the novel Firefox by Craig Thomas, on which Clint Eastwood’s movie is based. On Sep.… Read More
Had there ever been an order to shoot down the SR-71, the MiG-25PD crews were ready. But the routine of… Read More
The MiG-25 was of special importance to the Soviet air defence, since (until the MiG-31 entered service) it was the… Read More
