The Most Audacious Escape and Rescue in Aviation History
Published February 22, 2026
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In 1991, Cuban Air Force Major Orestes Lorenzo Pérez stole a MiG-23 fighter jet and flew to Florida. But he left his wife and two young sons behind. For 21 months, he tried everything—letters from presidents, hunger strikes, diplomatic pressure. Nothing worked. Then Cuba's own military chief challenged him: "If you had…
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