Product Highlights
This 1:72 scale diecast model by Hobby Master replicates the Soviet-built MiG-15 flown by Lt. No Kum-sok, North Korean Air Force, to Kimpo Air Base, September 1953.
Features
- Model is approximately 6" long with a 5.5" wingspan
- Die cast metal construction with some plastic components
- Accurate markings and insignia
- Includes pilot figure
- Optional-position landing gear
- Detachable ordnance loads
- Opening canopy
- Display stand included
About the Defection
On September 21, 1953, 21-year-old North Korean pilot Lt. No Kum-sok flew this MiG-15 from Sunan air base near Pyongyang and landed at Kimpo Air Base in South Korea, a flight of about 17 minutes. He was unaware at the time of the $100,000 reward offered under the U.S. Air Force's Operation Moolah for a MiG-15 delivered intact, which he later received. The aircraft gave American and allied engineers their first opportunity to closely examine and test-fly an intact Soviet-built MiG-15.
