In 1976, a Soviet pilor named Viktor Belenko defected by flying his flying his MiG-25 “Foxbat&
In 1976, a Soviet pilor named Viktor Belenko defected by flying his flying his MiG-25 “Foxbat” jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. The USSR demanded the plane back. Japan complied but only after letting American engineers examine and test-run it. Japan then took it apart, shipped it back piece by piece, and billed the USSR $40,000 for shipping and labor costs! -- source link
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