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Viktor Belenko
Soviet MiG-25 pilot who defected to the West.
The record
Viktor Belenko was a Soviet MiG-25 pilot who defected to the West. Born on 15 February 1947 in Nalchik, Belenko died on 24 September 2023 in Rosebud at the age of 76.
Honours include school medal and aircraft pilot qualification (class).
With a Wikipedia article in 27 languages, Viktor Belenko is No. 22,881 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 15 February 1947, Nalchik
- Died
- 24 September 2023, Rosebud (aged 76)
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Known as
- Dentist, bus driver, military personnel
- Field
- Military
- Party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages
- Russian
- Wikipedia editions
- 27
Did you know
76
Lived to 76.
15 Feb
Shares a birthday with Galileo Galilei and Louis XV of France.
4
One of 4 people in the Index born in Nalchik, with Yuri Temirkanov.
27
Has a Wikipedia article in 27 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- School medal
- Aircraft pilot qualification (class)
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