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Great Workers' Struggle, mass wave of strikes in South Korea in 1987 demanding better working conditions and autonomous unions, inspired by the June Democratic Struggle. [3] 1988 Hyundai strike, 24-day strike by Hyundai Group workers in South Korea. [4] [5] 1988–89 Hyundai strike, 3-month strike by Hyundai workers in South Korea. [6] [7]
UN pilots claim 840 aircraft shot down during the war, while Chinese, Soviet, and North Korean sources indicate only 600 were lost among the three nations, including non-combat losses. Conversely, the Soviet Union sources claim to have shot down 800 UN aircraft, while the US claims to have lost only 100 aircraft in combat.
Pages in category "American Korean War pilots" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A North Korean Yak-9 inspected by Australian servicemen at Kimpo, 1950. With the successful strike on Heijo Airfield, the UN attempted more attacks against North Korean airfields. The 19th Bombardment Group launched a 2 July strike at Yonpo Airfield based on faulty intelligence that there were 65 aircraft there. Only 16 aircraft were in the ...
The 51st Operations Group is the most forward deployed USAF operations group in the world, providing combat ready aircraft for the close air support, air strike control, counter air, interdiction, theater airlift, and communications in the defense of the Republic of Korea.
The ROKAF concentrated on the qualitative expansion of aircraft to catch up to the strength of the North Korean Air Force. In 1982, Korean variants of the F-5E, the Jegong-ho were first produced. The ROKAF gathered a good deal of information on the North Korean Air Force when Captain Lee Woong-Pyeong, a North Korean pilot, defected to South Korea.
Training personnel for what was now known as the "Korean People's Air Force Air Corps" was a major hurdle, with the Soviets reporting in May 1950 that of the 120 trained pilots, only 32 were combat qualified. [11] The only experienced pilots in North Korea before this were those who flew for the IJAAF. These pilots were however rejected by ...
American Korean War pilots (2 C, 142 P) Pages in category "United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 274 total.