A MIG-15 to Freedom : Memoir of the Wartime North Korean Defector Who First Delivered the Secret Fighter Jet to the Americans in 1953

Acknowledgments ix Preface 1(2) No Kum-Sok Foreword 3(4) J.R. Osterholm Crossing the Line 7(11) Growing Up Under the Japanese 18(14) Maturing Under the Communists 32(10) North Korean Naval Academy 42(9) The Korean War Breaks Out 51(10) The Allies Retreat 61(7) Volunteer for the Unknown 68(8) Flight Training in Manchuria 76(8) Flying the MiG-15 84(12) Aerial Combat Against F-86 Sabres 96(9) Battles in MiG Alley 105(9) The End of the Manchurian Sanctuary 114(10) Communist Party Membership 124(5) Struggle for Survival 129(10) Final Decision to Flee 139(6) Interrogation 145(13) America Tests the MiG-15bis 158(8) What an Interesting Country 166(7) My Early Adjustment 173(10) Success 183(10) Retrospective on North and South Korea 193(10) Epilogue 203(4) Bibliography 207(2) Index 209