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Belenko's flight began at the Sokolovka airbase, 100 miles east-northeast of Vladivostok, where the Soviets are believed to maintain squadrons of their best interceptor aircraft. According to his Japanese interrogators, Belenko had been planning his defection for two years. "There is no freedom in the Soviet Union," he told his interrogators. "Nothing has changed since the czars. It's a suffocating country. You can tell the truth only when drinking vodka with your friends." Furthermore, his marriage was breaking up; he was alienated from his wife and small child, and apparently felt that his defection would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTELLIGENCE: Lieutenant Belenko's Gift | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

Sometimes I like to think about the governor-general's car, though, down in Tahiti. I mean, I'm happy with my Nova but I figure if he's a class guy he's probably got one of those english cars. A Jensen Interceptor. And being governor-general, he probably doesn't get too many speeding tickets. Even if he gets pulled over, the cop probably says I'm sorry governor-general, I didn't know it was you. Go right on. So the governor-general probably takes out this Jensen Interceptor--this is the picture I have, see--late...

Author: By Peter Molyneaux, | Title: Christmas in Tahiti | 12/8/1975 | See Source »

Many theories have been offered to explain the accidents. The Starfighter had been designed by Lockheed Aircraft as a high-altitude, fair-weather interceptor. But the Luftwaffe modified it, converting some models into all-weather fighter-bombers and others into reconnaissance planes. The changes added weight to the aircraft, presumably making them even more tricky to handle. According to one veteran U.S. Starfighter pilot, controlling the unmodified models was difficult enough. "To fly it properly you must have fingers like a concert pianist," he says. Other observers felt that West German support crews lacked the technical expertise to cope with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: The Widow-Maker | 11/10/1975 | See Source »

Shopping List. The Israelis, as part of the accord, will get not only the new $20 million F-15 fighter but also the lightweight F-16 interceptor, which is the most maneuverable combat aircraft in the world. Kissinger also committed the Administration to considering, "with the view to giving a positive response," an Israeli request for a new model of the U.S. Pershing ground-to-ground missile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Missiles for Peace | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...Beaming U.S. Air Force generals mingled with aircraft executives and diplomats. The party's host, General Dynamics Corp. of St. Louis, had every reason to splurge. After more than a year of knee-and-gouge competition, Belgium had decided to buy the company's F-16 fighter-interceptor instead of the French Dassault Mirage F1-M53 as a replacement for aging U.S. F-104 Starfighters. That clinched what everyone was calling "the arms deal of the century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Sold American | 6/23/1975 | See Source »

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