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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.
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.
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.
Chinese Korean War pilots (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Korean War pilots" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
However, many pilots whose ace status in question or is disputed are widely referred to as aces in the media, and as such are put in this category. For more information, read about overestimation of aerial victories in the Korean War .
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 ...
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of notable defectors from North Korea to South Korea. In total, as of 2016, 31,093 North Korean defectors had entered South Korea. By 2020 the number had grown to about 33,000. The dates shown below are the dates that the ...
The Korean War was an escalation of border clashes between two rival Korean regimes (each of which was supported by external powers) with the North Korean regime trying to topple the South Korean regime through political and guerrilla tactics. In a very narrow sense, some may refer to it as a civil war, though many other factors were at play. [2]