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...overjoyed at the defection of the Russian pilot and the chance to study the MIG-25 [Sept...
...messages from the Communist parties in Moscow and most of the Soviet-bloc countries, including Cuba and Mongolia. A diatribe against Moscow's policy toward the developing world was entitled "Soviet Quack Medicine Go to Hell." The Chinese also took delight in the defection to the West of MIG-25 Pilot Viktor Belenko (TIME, Sept. 20), cheering that it "put the Soviets in a fix and shamed them into a rage...
Then, suddenly appearing over Hakodate, Belenko circled twice and touched down, two drag chutes popping from the MIG's tail for braking. Because of his tire blowout, Belenko was apparently unable to use the wheel brakes, and the MIG overran the runway, knocking down two short navigational antennas before coming to a stop...
After news came of the lieutenant's defection, the division quickly mustered a squad and flew it to Japan to study the MIG-25 and appraise its possibilities. For example, the squad will determine what the MIG-25 pilot can or cannot see from the cockpit. (In their first examination of a MIG-21, captured by Israel during the 1973 war, Air Force experts discovered that the pilot had limited rear vision and could not see anything directly above, a vital tip for an opponent in a dogfight...
...least as valuable as the plane. Apparently bright and willing, Belenko will be able to tell U.S. experts much about the selection, training and flying skills of Soviet pilots. He will also be able to provide invaluable information about Soviet air defenses in eastern Siberia and the MIG-25's strengths and weaknesses...