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Defector Be Lenko Flown Toward U S After Mig25 Landing
Soviet air force pilot Viktor I Belenko landed his Mig25 in northern Japan seeking asylum. He was flown to Tokyo with US technicians examining the aircraft. The United States indicated welcome if asylum is requested, while Japan pursued a humanitarian stance and the Soviet Union demanded return of the pilot and aircraft.
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Viktor Ivanovich Belenko
Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Department
MPD
Hokkaido
Air Self-defense Force
Japan
United States
Viktor I. Belenko
U.S
White House
Ron Nessen
Washington
Kyodo
Soviet Union
Jnese
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