Story of Defected Soviet MiG-25 Pilot - Who Landed in Japan

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat High Altitude Recce Aircraft. Photo Credits: Wikimedia Commons

One of the most fascinating story occurred during the cold war was the defection of Soviet pilot named Viktor Belenko, who decided to defect and landed in Japan, flying the most powerful and secret jet of Soviets Air Force.

Story of American U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down By Soviets.

Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragon Lady (Photo: USAF)

The cold war arch rival United States of America and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) caught themselves in an international diplomatic crisis in May, 1960. When the Union of Soviet Republics (USSR) shot down an American spy agency CIA operated Lockheed Martin U-2 'Dragon Lady' High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft flying in Soviet airspace for reconnaissance missions.