Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!pacbell.com!pacbell!att!cbnews!military From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: MiG's in US service Message-ID: <1990Aug29.014646.7960@cbnews.att.com> Date: 29 Aug 90 01:46:46 GMT References: <1990Aug24.034335.1293@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD, USA Lines: 31 Approved: military@att.att.com From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng) In article <1990Aug24.034335.1293@cbnews.att.com>, yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (ran el-Yaniv) writes... ^ ^ ^From: ran el-Yaniv ^ ^US does have some "foreign" A/C... I am not positive if the MiG-25 of Belenko ^was returned. Yes, it was. In crates I believe. ;-) From the accounts it seems as if the Soviets handled the situation poorly pissing off the Japanese to no end. So the Japanese agreed to have the experts dismantle the aircraft and do whatever it is experts do before returning it. I also believe that they presented the Soviets with a bill of $40,000 for "damage to ground facilities and transportation charges". Not be out done the Soviets responded with a 10 million dollar bill for "unfriendly handling". ;-). NT Historical note: Lt Belenko flew a Soviet Mig 25 from Chuguyecka to Hakodate Airport (northern Japan) on Sept. 6, 1976. It was returned on November 12, 1976 from the Hitiachi port in shipping containers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // | Nigel Tzeng - STX Inc - NASA/GSFC COBE Project \X/ | xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov | Amiga | Standard Disclaimer Applies: The opinions expressed are my own.