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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Two North Korean pilots, Capt. Lee Un Yong and Lt. Lee Eun Song, defected by landing a Yak fighter at Seoul airport on Tuesday, surrendering to South Korean forces and seeking political asylum. They crossed the truce zone at low altitude to evade detection.
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SEOUL (AP)—Two young North Korean fliers buzzed the Seoul airport Tuesday in a old, Russian-built Yak fighter, then landed and gave themselves up to cheering South Korean airmen.
The two were marched to ROK air force headquarters for questioning.
It was presumed they sought political asylum.
South Korean officials identified the pilot as Capt. Lee Un Yong, 24, who said he returned only six months ago from a Russian jet flying school at Kiev.
The other flier was identified as Lt. Lee Eun Song, 24, a navigator trained in Red China. Both are natives of Pyongyang, the Red Korean capital.
They were the first Korean Communist fliers to flee from the Reds since Lt. Noh Kum Suk landed a Mig jet fighter at nearby Kimpo air field Sept. 21, 1953.
He received a $100,000 reward for delivering the Mig and asylum in the United States.
ROK officers said the two North Koreans crossed the truce zone at a hedge-hopping 50 feet to escape radar detection. Their plane, a Yak, is a single engine propellor driven fighter-bomber.
They said the control tower, manned by Americans and Koreans, at first thought the Yak was a British plane. When the plane failed to answer a radio call, a Korean noticed the Communist insignia.
It was given an immediate "come in" signal.
Brig. Gen. Kim Shun and other ROK air officers met the Yak at the end of the runway. The North Koreans told General Shin, "We want to surrender."
Shin took the controls and taxied the Yak to the apron where a big crowd of Koreans and Americans had gathered.
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Seoul
Event Date
Tuesday
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the pilots surrendered the yak fighter and were taken for questioning; presumed to seek political asylum.
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Two North Korean fliers, pilot Capt. Lee Un Yong and navigator Lt. Lee Eun Song, flew a Russian-built Yak fighter across the truce zone at low altitude, buzzed Seoul airport, landed, and surrendered to South Korean airmen. They were met by Brig. Gen. Kim Shun and escorted to headquarters.