Dejablue wrote:
Wait, why is there a USAF logo on a MiG15, isnt it a Soviet Union plane?
No Kum-Sok was a lieutenant in the North Korean Air Force during the Korean War who defected to South Korea. In 1953, he flew his MiG-15 to the Kimpo air base in South Korea, claiming that he wanted to get away from the "red deceit". He received a $100,000 reward for defecting with his aircraft, which he claimed to have not heard about prior to his defection. He later emigrated to the United States, graduated from the University of Delaware, married and became a US citizen. He was joined in the U.S by his mother, who had been evacuated from North Korea. The aircraft was brought to Dayton, Ohio were it was given US markings and test flown by Chuck Yeager and other test pilots. The aircraft currently is on display at the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH.