No Kum-Sok
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In 1953, a North Korean pilot named No Kum Sok, flew his MiG-15 to Kimpo air base, South Korea. He was a lieutenant in the North Korean Air force who wanted to get away from the "red deceit".
He received a $100,000 reward, which he had not heard about, and later emigrated to the United States and became a citizen of that country.
He wrote also a book, A MiG-15 to Freedom (ISBN 0786402105) about his defection and life in North Korea.
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External links
- US Air Force Museum (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/air_power/ap42no.htm)
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