Russia’s legendary test pilot Georgy Mosolov, who is credited with an immense contribution to the development of Russian/Soviet ... supersonic fighter jet MIG-21. Also, he was known to be ...

The MiG-21 was faster and capable of achieving Mach ... it took a defection to assuage most people's fears. In 1976, a Soviet pilot named Viktor Belenko defected from the U.S.S.R. and landed ...

Because, unbeknownst to the public, the US military had purchased 21 MiG-29 warplanes ... For American pilots to have an understanding of what their possible rivals in the Russian Air Force ...

She broke the sound barrier in 1964 flying a MiG-21 fighter jet ... that both the Soviet and U.S. governments had covered up the presence of alien life. “Before we pilots used to be afraid ...

Until a Soviet pilot defected 40 years ago, yesterday. The BBC has the story of Flight Lieutenant Viktor Ivanovich Belenko and the mysterious MiG-25. Belenko, a disillusioned Soviet fighter pilot ...

The IAF said, "A MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie today morning". "The pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. An inquiry has been ...