3. TIL during the Cold War the Soviet Union sent aircraft, including two MiG-29 fig...

TIL during the Cold War the Soviet Union sent aircraft, including two MiG-29 fighters, from the USSR to Canada's 1989 Abbotsford International Airshow. It wasn't a direct flight. First the MiG-29s flew to Alaska, USA, "and spent the night at Elmendorf AFB on the 5th of August." Then on to Canada.

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