List of Cold War Pilot Defections - Jordan

Jordan

  • On 12 November 1962, A pilot introduced as the commander in chief of the Jordanian Air Force Lt.Col. Sahl Mohamed Hamza defected to the United Arab Republic in a De Havilland DH.114 Heron military transport plane.
  • On 13 November 1962 Two Jordanian Air Force pilots defected to United Arab Republic with their Hawker Hunters (#804 & #810).

Read more about this topic:  List Of Cold War Pilot Defections

Famous quotes containing the word jordan:

    We do not deride the fears of prospering white America. A nation of violence and private property has every reason to dread the violated and the deprived.
    —June Jordan (b. 1939)

    Let me just say, at once: I am not now nor have I ever been a white man. And, leaving aside the joys of unearned privilege, this leaves me feeling pretty good ...
    —June Jordan (b. 1936)

    Like a lot of Black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires ...
    —June Jordan (b. 1936)