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Old 20th Aug 2015, 08:06
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"The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot"

Great read, parallels the life of youngest Mig 15 pilot in the North Korean air force who defects and the rise of the original Dear Leader and how he started the disastrous war on the Korean peninsula.

Very interesting flying references to the Russian "honchos", a regiment of instructor pilots who fought the Americans whilst Korean and Chinese pilots were poorly trained and avoided combat. Also tells the story of aggressive American pilots crossing the Yalu and shooting down Migs in the landing patterns of Chinese airfields.

Brutal accounts of allied carpet bombing of North Korean cities and Kim Sungs own Stalinist brutality.


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