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Hey, in this episode of the Post-War series I will tell you about a daring escape to the West in a MiG-25. On September 6, 1976, Lieutenant Viktor Belenko flew a Soviet super plane to Japan at a civilian airport in Hakodate. The supersonic fighter caused terror among NATO countries for years. Western experts believed that the machine was probably faster and more dangerous than those used by NATO armies. For years, the Soviets managed to keep the technical data of the MiG-25 a secret. That was until a September afternoon in 1976. The escape of the Soviet pilot was extremely important for the further course of the Cold War. Before it was returned to Moscow, the machine was previously examined for several weeks by Japanese and American experts in fighter construction. On the other hand, Viktor Belenko received political asylum in the United States. Then, for many months, he was interrogated by the CIA, revealing many secrets of the Soviet army. If you are curious about how this happened, I invite you to the latest episode of the Post-War series. Most of the materials used in the film come from the public domain. After watching the film, I also encourage you to take an interest in the extra episode with a continuation of this topic and a description of the fate of Viktor Bielenko after his escape from the USSR: • What happened to Viktor Bielenko? The fate... Thank you very much for your support on Patronite! Thanks to the funds received from you, I will publish the first audiobook :) I would also like to remind you that my first book How Moscow deceived the West in 1945 is available on the website https://powojnie.sklep.pl. I would like to thank those who have already purchased it. I wish you a successful reading! And now I invite you to watch the latest episode.