A North Korean Fighter Pilot Defects
On April 27, 1953, North Korean pilot No Kum‑Sok defected by flying his Soviet‑built MiG‑15 to South Korea, triggering the U.S. Operation Moolah bounty. The United States had offered $50,000, doubled to $100,000 for the first MiG, hoping to study the aircraft’s capabilities. Kum‑Sok’s landing gave the U.S. a captured jet for testing, influencing air‑combat tactics and exposing Soviet involvement in the Korean War. After the conflict he emigrated to the United States, became an aeronautical engineer, and lived to age ninety.
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