File:USN No.428924 - 26 April 1951 (52573690703).jpg

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"Capt. Ri Jai Song, ROKN, (center) commanding officer of the South Korean frigate "Apnek" tells Lt. H. H. Underwood, USNR, and Cdr. Lee Chongu, ROKN, how the "Apnek" beat off an attack by five Yak fighters, downing one plane, damaging another and causing the others to flee."

NARA / Courtesy of the National Institute of Korea History.

  • Uploader's note: PF-62 "Amnok" (압록), former USN Tacoma-class frigate PF-48 Rockford, made a distinguished record on 5 April 1951 downing one Yak-9 fighter and damaged another with her guns, near Shinmi Island, North Korea. The captain, CDR Lee Jaesong (이재송, 1909-1997) was the only known Korean who had Captain's License from Japan.
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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@N05/52573690703. It was reviewed on 9 January 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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