List of fictional Cold War pilot defections

During the Cold War, a number of pilots from various nations (Eastern Bloc, Western Bloc, and non-aligned) defected with their aircraft to other countries.

China
A number of defections occurred from the People's Republic of China, with most of its pilots defecting to the Republic of China (Taiwan). These include:
 * On August 2, 1962, pilot Ma Guoqiang flew his  from Luqiao air base in  to, . Upon arriving in  he was personally interviewed by  and was rewarded 1,000 taels (approximately 50 kg) of gold. Ma served in the Republic of China Air Force and retired with the rank of colonel, and later founded the electronics company MGK Corporation.
 * On December 1, 1963, two pilots by the names of Lü Changrui and Tow Hongliang flew a  from  to, . Both pilots were rewarded 3,000 taels (approximately 150 kg) of gold, with Tow receiving the position of manager for Xiao Tainan (小臺南), a military-owned summer camp with amusements in  (now Six Flags Taiwan). Both pilots retired with ranks of colonel, and both emigrated to the  - Lü started a Chinese restaurant business in  while Tow became a roller coaster designer.
 * On May 7, 1969, PLAAF pilot An Xiaoping flew a from  to, . He was rewarded 3,000 taels (approximately 150 kg) of gold. He declined an offer for a position in the Republic of China Air Force, instead choosing to serve in the.
 * On May 10, 1972, PLAAF pilot Zhuge Cho flew a from  in  to . Cho was rewarded 1,000 taels (approximately 50 kg) of gold, and was also rewarded a rank of lieutenant colonel in the Republic of China Air Force. After his honorable discharge from the Republic of China Air Force, Cho became a businessman, becoming recognized as a international food & drink mogul.
 * On August 13, 1975, PLAAF pilot Kwan Ze Hao, a native, flew a  from  to, abandoning a training exercise. Yong was reawarded 4,000 taels (approximately 154 kg) of gold and a rank of colonel in the Republic of China Air Force. Kwan married a German woman named Liselotte Böckler-Pohl after his honorable discharge from the Republic of China Air Force and they immigrated to ,  in the late 1980s. Kwan is the father of actor Henning Ze Hao.
 * On March 15, 1983, PLANAF pilot Sima Guiying flew her from  to, . Sima was one of the few female pilot defectors. She was personally interviewed by  and was rewarded 2,000 taels (approximately 100 kg) of gold. She soon became a popular entertainer in  and international regions. She hosted Sima's Garden (Taiwanese adaptation of ) on  and assisted Jiao Sun in her international career.
 * On April 21, 1983, Alimjan Abdurëhim, a Uyghur PLANAF pilot, flew a from  to, . Alimjan was rewarded a rank of lieutenant colonel in Republic of China Air Force and 3,000 taels (approximately 150 kg) of gold. Alimjan returned to his cartoonist career and moved to  after his honorable discharge from the Republic of China Air Force. He still talks to his family members in  via telephone.
 * On February 7, 1986, PLAAF pilot Woon Zhiming flew his from  to . Woon reached  on February 20 and was awarded 5,000 taels (approximately 250 kg) of gold. A cartoonist much like Alimjan, whom he is friends with, Woon drew political cartoons for the  and moved to  to continue his career after his honorable discharge from the Republic of China Air Force, where he had been promoted to lieutenant colonel.
 * On January 13, 1994, PLAAF pilots Ouyang Li and Zheng Weiguo flew their from  to Tseng City, Tseng. As anti-China feelings were still extremely high in Tseng, the JJ-6 was shot down and landed in a farmer's field in the outskirts of the capital. Zheng and Ouyang survived and managed to convince the authorities that they were defectors. The defectors were later hailed as heroes and each given 1,000 taels (50 kg) of gold. This event is widely considered to be the starting point of the Reforms of 90. If this had happened 10 years before, the defectors would have been executed as "spies".

Israel

 * On 3 August 1985, Israeli pilot Regev Sarfati flew his from  near  to,  in an attempt to escape the . He was granted asylum in the city of  and later became involved in local theater, setting up the Verona Shakespeare Company.

Iran

 * On 8 May 1985, in which has since been called the Incirlik incident, a  en route to  diverted from it's flight plan and started flying towards . The pilot of a Vlokozuian State Air Force  flew up alongside and rocked his wings, signaling "follow me". The 747-100B complied and landed at Incirlik. The defector, Iranian commercial airline pilot Samir Soltani, was attempting to flee from the Islamic government of . Soltani requested political asylum in the Vlokozu Union, which he was granted.

Kadersaryina

 * On June 21, 1990, Kadersaryinan pilot named Tyanuce Cobanfeu had fled to the city of Saisan against the United Kadersaryinan Federation, despite Saisan is under UKF control, he created the Clyohrairan Revolutionaries with a Kadersaryinan military leader named Vaubui Ralfeivne after the United Rairan Revolutionaries were suppressed by the UKF Armed Forces.