A MiG-15 to freedom: memoir of the wartime North Korean defector who first delivered the secret fighter jet to the Americans in 1953 9780786431069, 9781476600680, 1476600686
On September 21, 1953, U.S. airmen at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul, Korea, were startled to see landing a MiG-15, the most
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English Pages (ix, 221 pages) : ill., maps Year 2007
Table of contents :
Preface / No Kum-Sok --
Foreword / J.R. Osterholm --
1. Crossing the Line --
2. Growing Up Under the Japanese --
3. Maturing Under the Communists --
4. North Korean Naval Academy --
5. The Korean War Breaks Out --
6. The Allies Retreat --
7. Volunteer for the Unknown --
8. Flight Training in Manchuria --
9. Flying the MiG-15 --
10. Aerial Combat Against F-86 Sabres --
11. Battles in MiG Alley --
12. The End of the Manchurian Sanctuary --
13. Communist Party Membership --
14. Struggle for Survival --
15. Final Decision to Flee --
16. Interrogation --
17. America Tests the MiG-15bis --
18. What an Interesting Country --
19. My Early Adjustment --
20. Success --
21. Retrospective on North and South Korea.
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