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Dean Elmer Hess (December 6, 1917 – March 2, 2015) was an American minister and United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was involved in the so-called "Kiddy Car Airlift," the documented rescue of 950 orphans and 80 orphanage staff from the path of the Chinese advance during the Korean War on December 20, 1950.
The real Lt. Col. Hess was a technical advisor to Universal to ensure that the final production did not stray far from his original biography. Nonetheless, the inevitable "Hollywood" screenplay prevailed. [3] Hess had a hand in vetoing the studio's first choice to play him: Robert Mitchum, having reservations about the actor's character. [4]
The life story of the military consultant on the film, Colonel Dean Hess, was the subject of Battle Hymn (1957), directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson. [7] The role that Colonel Hess played in training of the South Korean Air Force pilots was similar to that portrayed in Dragonfly Squadron .
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English: Dean E. Hess in the cockpit of his F-51D, which is named Per Fidem Volo from his P-47 in World War II, wearing a U.S. Navy style helmet. Despite date this picture taken isn't predominantly, his autobiographic writing indicate it late March 1951 through Battle Hymn, 1957. the Daejeon Airstrip became park around Daejeon Cityhall in 1985.
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Dean Hess flew P-47 Thunderbolts in WWII, not P-51 Mustangs. The aircraft that flew the children out in the movie were actually fifteen C-54's, not the five C-119's as depicted. Hess was a Major, not Lt. Colonel when assigned to train Korean pilots. The Korean pilots spoke little English. 50.202.81.2 07:39, 10 October 2013 (UTC)