Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire

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I am pleased to acknowledge with gratitude the many people who have supported me in this project. This book would not have been possible without the help, friendship, and support of the following people:

Larry Bond, Sergei Sikorsky, Steve Collins, Bill Reesman, Wayne Handley, Vice Admiral Richard M. Dunleavy, Bill Ghana, Don Duncan, Mike Warren, Chuck Brady, John Hansen, Dwight Murray, David North, Sandy Sanders, Barbara Woodbury, David Maybury, Pat Moneymaker, Ken Waiters, Brant James, and all the others who assisted me.

My special thanks and appreciation goes to:

Victor Belenko, for surviving his own escape flight, and for giving me advice (even when I didn’t want it!).

Tom Clancy, for all his insight and know-how.

Robert Gottlieb and Mel Parker, for taking a chance.

Malcolm McConnell, for his patience and understanding, even though he didn’t speak Russian.

Tom Boyd, for teaching me invaluable aviation terms like “sheet hot.”

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