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in 1989, a Soviet MiG-23 pilot ejected over Poland. His plane continued flying for 900km, eventually crashing in Belgium and killing one bystander

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Fun Fact: in 1989, a Soviet MiG-23 pilot ejected over Poland. His plane continued flying for 900km, eventually crashing in Belgium and killing one bystander

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