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    ASSESSING THE MIG-15

    Oct 27, 2020 2 minutes
    John Lowery

    n September 21, 1953, North Korean air force fighter pilot Sr. Lt. No Kum-Sok managed to escape North Korea in a new MiG-15bis. Landing at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul, South Korea, his MiG allowed the U.S. Air Force to unlock the airplane’s

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