It was a Boeing 747. MiG Pilot. For Viktor Belenko, the CIA was the dishwasher. It was the supermarket. This happens to be about Veteran's Day observance on Monday. Continue this thread “It’s not a sin to get knocked down. It sold for $10 U.S. Viktor Belenko, a pilot who “stole” a MiG-25 and landed in Japan on Sept. 6, 1976. September 6, 1976, he flew to Japan and asked for political asylum in the United States. Within months of the MiG-25 landing in Japan, Hasegawa released a 1/72nd scale plastic model kit of the MiG-25 complete with decals for Viktor Belenko’s aircraft. It’s a sin to stay down.” - Carl Brashear We watched a excellent movie this weekend called “Men of Honor” starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty Officer, Carl Brashear who was the first African-American master diver in the United States Navy. John Barron. I was so blown away by this book I had to meet Viktor in person and now count him as a personal friend. The story of Viktor Belenko’s defection, and particularly his acclimatization to life in the United States, was told brilliantly in the 1980 biography MiG Pilot by John Barron, which I read years ago and greatly enjoyed. iii ,_~'irginia, lear'ned', to- drive here.'' John Barron is an excellent author and did a first class job of writing Viktor’s story. As a (now) high-profile Soviet defector, Belenko thought, during his early days in the USA, that CIA officials arranged things for him to make the United States look good–a supermarket, for example. As a (now) high-profile Soviet defector, Belenko thought, during his early days in the USA, that CIA officials arranged things for him to make the United States look good–a supermarket, for example. The book is factual in every respect and is difficult to put down once started. Not so much of a thread hijack, but perhaps your thirst for such knowledge begs a reading of "MiG Pilot".. the story of Viktor Ivanovich Belenko. r~-ith a personal crisis at-a truckstop a , few miles north'of Richmond-all a$ a~, guest of the CIA. My favorite part was when he thought a regular supermarket was set up for him by our government. , - ~The CIA, headquartered in Fairfax-~. On another board there was a suggestion we start a thread about posters listing … It was a similar story though. Viktor Belenko: The Cold War Defector Who Thought The FBI Planted Stores With Goods By damon, Mar 28, 2017 On September 6th, 1976, when Viktor Belenko dropped his MiG-25 to the treeline and turned off his radio he knew he wasn’t the first one to ride this rodeo. Edit: Actually, no, you were thinking of defector Viktor Belenko's supermarket experience. The then Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Air Army, based in Chugu… It was a similar story though. Belenko saw .his:,first,supermarket. The story of Viktor Belenko, a Mig-25 pilot who defected to the United States via Japan on Sept. 6, 1976. The then Lieutenant Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Air Army, […] After landing Belenko got off the plane, pulled out a gun, shot into the air and demanded to hide the plane. Viktor Ivanovich Belenko (Russian: Виктор Иванович Беленко, born 15 February 1947) is a former Soviet pilot who defected to the West while flying his MiG-25 jet fighter (NATO reporting name: "Foxbat") and landed in Hakodate, Japan.