THE TRUE STORY OF ONE SOVIET PILOTS DEFECTION FROM SOVIET EMPIRE DCS 2. 5

The most cinematic episode which contained in itself and cake with sleeping pills, and the firing of a gun, occurred on the night of may 20, 1989, when the Soviet captainand model military 1st class pilot Alexander Zuyev, whoservedin the 176th IAP based inSenaki inGeorgia, stole a MiG29A to Turkey from the Soviet Empire. Alexander Zuevoriginally flew on the thirdgeneration fighter MiG23M. Hehad excellent skills and cope with the flying. MiG23M is not the most easytomanage machine. Hewas one of the first pilots of the regiment who began to learn the newest frontline fighter of fourth generation MiG29Aand all this at the age of 27 years and on top of this he married the daughter of the chief of staff of the air division. The day before his defection, he baked a large cake, having mixed a large amount of sleeping pills in the batter. He then announced that his wife was pregnant, and invited the personnel in his regiment to celebrate. During the party Zuyev personally handed each coworker a sl