MiG's op de vlucht - Vliegtuigdeserteurs in de
Koude Oorlog
(MiGs on the Run - Pilot Defectors in the Cold War)
was published in December 2009 by Boom Publishers in Amsterdam.

The first MiG-15 defector flew from Poland to Bornholm in March 1953.

More than 200 military pilots escaped to another country for freedom ....or gold!

During the period of the Cold War more than 200 military pilots decided to make an instant change in the course of their lives by defecting with their aircraft to another country.

Welcome to the first international website about defecting pilots.

These pages are a research effort to tell the history of the many freedom seekers, heroes and ...traitors of the Cold War and thereafter.

About the MiG's and other military aircraft they flew, the reasons for an escape, the dangers of an unexpected landing at a foreign airbase, the Cold War psywar operations (bribes!) and the examination and testing of defected fighters by the intelligence community.

The current pages are just a start.

The author welcomes comments, corrections, additions and photographs. Every reaction will be treated with respect and careful attention.

Click on cover for more information and descriptions of
chapters in English

Praise for MiGs auf der Flucht in Flieger Revue Extra

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