| Description |
ix, 221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition of A MiG-15 to Freedom: Memoir of the Wartime North Korean Defector Who First Delivered the Secret Fighter Jet to the Americans in 1953, first published in 1996 by McFarland"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
No, Kum-Sok.
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Korea (North). Air Force -- Officers -- Biography.
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, Korean.
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Air pilots, Military -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
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MiG-15 (Jet fighter plane)
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Jet planes, Military -- Korea (North) -- History.
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| Added Author |
Osterholm, J. Roger.
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| Cover Title |
Memoir of the wartime North Korean defector who first delivered the secret fighter jet to the Americans in 1953: a MiG-15 to freedom |
| ISBN |
9780786431069 softcover alkaline paper |
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0786431067 softcover alkaline paper |
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