In 1953, a North Korean pilot defected with a secret Soviet jet
When Lieutenant No Kum-sok landed his MiG-15 at a South Korean airbase in 1953, he unwittingly delivered the Soviet Union's most guarded aviation secret directly into the hands of the United States.
On September 21, 1953, just weeks after the Korean War armistice, Lieutenant No Kum-sok shocked the world by flying his MiG-15 jet to Kimpo Air Base in the South. He claimed he was simply tired of the 'red deceit,' unaware that the U.S. had offered a 100,000 dollar bounty for the aircraft.
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