Posted on Dec 3, 2016

The pilot who stole a secret Soviet fighter jet

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Very good Cold War history lesson.

The pilot who stole a secret Soviet fighter jet

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Posted 8 y ago

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Posted 8 y ago

Great article. Remember the Clint Eastwood movie?

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MAJ (Join to see)

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Yes, I sure do.

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LTC Greg Henning

Posted 8 y ago

Great story! We had a person from our town from Poland who did the same thing in the 1950's

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MAJ Ken Landgren

Posted >1 y ago

I think we found out how crudely it was made and marveled at some of their short cuts.

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Patricia Overmeyer

>1 y

MAJ Ken Landgren: Foxbat 21 was a really good book. We also found out that when the Russian military personnel ran out of vodka, they drank jet fuel.

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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Patricia Overmeyer - Thanks for reminding me.

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