Russian Pilot Defector Reveals New MIG25 Advancements
Defense sources say Lt Viktor Belenko, who defected last September, reports a newer MIG25 variant under development with six missiles and a cannon. He describes an advanced model not yet in Soviet combat units and capable of near sonic speeds at low altitude.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
Viktor I. Belenko
Virginia
Belenko
CIA
Air Force
Reassessing MIG 25 judgments after Belenko defection
Early judgments on the MIG 25 were revised as U S experts praise saturated tubes in Russian gear and note high quality components. The jet’s combat radius proved smaller than prior estimates and its weight was higher, affecting efficiency. Belenko disclosed personal details and awaits a new identity after Langley briefings.
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Belenko
Japan
U.S
United States
Russia
Moscow
Langley Air Force Base
Williamsburg
Belienko
U.S. Air Force
Langley
Yorktown
Funerals for Three Lawton Area Residents Set
Funeral services are planned for Clyde W. Matheny 86 of 1413 Dearborn at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Becker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George W. Campbell. burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by wife Anna, two sons James and Donald, daughter Dona Branstetter, sister Inez Moore, brothers Steve Oram Tom, one grandchild and multiple great grandchildren. Also funeral set for George E. Hood 72 at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God. burial in Paradise Valley Cemetery. Hood, retired carpenter, leaves wife Millie, daughter Faye Easterling, five sisters and two brothers. Third funeral pending for Joseph J. Kinkade 78 of 19154% A, who died Sunday. Kinkade born in Hutchinson Kansas, lived in Walters and Lawton area. formerly civil service employee. survived by a son Dennis, a brother Orville, stepchildren Carrie Harpole and Alton Eakin, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Clyde W. Matheny
Dearborn
Becker Funeral Home
George W. Campbell
First Christian Church
Highland Cemetery
Mr. Matheny
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Matheny
Lawton
Anna A. Hinkle
James
Duncan
Donald
Oklahoma City
Dona Branstetter
Tulsa
Inez Moore
Alice
Tex
Steve
Oram
Nevada
Tom
Shawnee
George E. Hood
First
Assembly of God Church
Douglas Journigan
Paradise Valley Cemetery
Mr. Hood
Errant County
Millie R. Johnson
Hood
First Assembly of God Church
Joseph J. Kinkade
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Kinkade
Hutchinson
Kaw
Walters
Faxon
Civil Service
Bethel Pruitt
Douglas firs Reach Great Heights and Thick Trunks
National Geographic reports that Douglas firs can grow to 200 feet or more in height with trunks up to 15 feet in diameter and bark about one foot thick.
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National Geographic
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Lexington
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Summit
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Waterford
Calif
Pearl Williams
Irene Gillian
Gertrude Draper
Apache
Jewell Bennett
Rush Springs
Lorene Martin
Joseph Kinkade
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