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Beschreibung
On September 21, 1953, U.S. airmen at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul, Korea, were startled to see landing a MiG-15, the most advanced Soviet-built fighter plane of the era, piloted by Senior Lieutenant No Kum-Sok, a 21-year-old North Korean Air Force officer.
Once he landed, Lieutenant No found that his mother had escaped to the South two years earlier, and they were soon reunited. At his request, No came to the United States and became a U.S. citizen. His story provides a unique insight into how North Korea conducted the Korean War and how he came to the decision to leave his homeland.
On September 21, 1953, U.S. airmen at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul, Korea, were startled to see landing a MiG-15, the most advanced Soviet-built fighter plane of the era, piloted by Senior Lieutenant No Kum-Sok, a 21-year-old North Korean Air Force officer.
Once he landed, Lieutenant No found that his mother had escaped to the South two years earlier, and they were soon reunited. At his request, No came to the United States and became a U.S. citizen. His story provides a unique insight into how North Korea conducted the Korean War and how he came to the decision to leave his homeland.
Über den Autor
No Kum-Sok lives in Florida.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface by No Kum-Sok
Foreword by 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

Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Raumfahrttechnik
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786431069
ISBN-10: 0786431067
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kum-Sok, No
Osterholm, J. Roger
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: No Kum-Sok (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.04.2007
Gewicht: 0,383 kg
Artikel-ID: 133731416

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