Hakodate Airport (Hakodate)

Japan / Hokkaido / Hakodate
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6.09.1976 lieutenant Viktor Belenko landed in this airport on his MiG-25P.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakodate_Airport
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Coordinates:   41°46'13"N   140°49'21"E

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  • On Sept.6, 1976, Lt. Victor Belenko of the Soviet Air Force landed here in a then secret Mig 25 in a successful effort to defect. He took off from an airbase called Chuguyevka, about 120 miles northeast of Vladivostok.
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