The Hilarious Story of How a Soviet Bomber Got Lost

Subscribe to Brilliant for a 30-day free trial AND 20% off an annual subscription: Watch More Paper Skies Videos & Support The Channel: The story of the legendary “mirror flight”, when in 1983 a Soviet Tu-22 bomber got lost and flew to Iran. Chapters: 00:00 - The Regiment 04:26 - ИБД 09:37 - Rogue Plane 14:24 - Mountains 19:05 - Back In the USSR Paper Skies - amazing stories about famous airplanes, historical events, or exceptional people that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. All content on Paper Skies is presented in historical context for educational purposes. Select imagery/video supplied by: Getty Images: AP Archive: 3d models: Music: #aviation #history #skies