File:NASM 4A 31752 - 2 July 1950 (52564623333).jpg

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"These are some of the ten Korean pilots who have finished a week's indoctrination in flying the North American F-51 Mustangs which have been transferred to their government for action in the Korean war. They have been checked out in all phases of the F-51, including aerial gunnery, by American pilots at an air base in Japan. They will fly the airplanes into combat Sunday 2 July 1950. They are, left to right, Lt. Kim Sung Long, Col. Lee Kun Suk, the wing commander, Lt. Lee Sang Soo, Lt. Chang Yong, and Lt. Chong Dong Chull."

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  • Uploader's Note: These are five of the ROKAF's first ten fighter pilots in Itazuke air base, Japan. They returned to Daegu, Korea flying their F-51D Mustangs on 2 July 1950, and flew their first combat missing the very next day.
(left to right) 1Lt. Kim Seong-ryong (김성룡), Col. Lee Geunseok (이근석, KIA 4 July 1950), 1Lt. Lee Sangsu (이상수, KIA 13 October 1950), 1Lt. Jeong Yeongjin (정영진), 1Lt. Jang Dongchul (장동출, KIA 10 September 1950).
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Source NASM 4A 31752 - 2 July 1950
Author Faces of ROK: Korean War Photographs

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Go Hanbin at https://flickr.com/photos/197132382@N05/52564623333. It was reviewed on 9 January 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

9 January 2024

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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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