On September 21, 1953, U.S. airmen at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul, Korea, were startled to see landing a MiG-15, the most advanced Soviet-built fighter plane of the era, piloted by Senior Lieutenant No Kum-Sok, a 21-year-old North Korean Air Force officer. Once he landed, Lieutenant No found that his mother had escaped to the South two years earlier, and they were soon reunited. At his request, No came to the United States and became a U.S. citizen. His story provides a unique insight into how North Korea conducted the Korean War and how he came to the decision to leave his homeland.
On July 19, 2008 No Kum-Sok will join us for a special event at the Aerospace Museum of California. Beginning at 10:00, No will be visiting the museum until 1:00pm. He will make a presentation at 11:00am. We will have copies of his book "A MiG-15 to Freedom: Memoir of the Wartime North Korean Defector Who First Delivered the Secret Fighter Jet to the Americans in 1953" available for purchase in the museum gift shop, and the author will be available to autograph copies of the book purchased during this event.
Admission to this special event will be $13 for adults ($5 charge for members).
Contact the museum at 916-643-3192 to reserve your seat or for more information.