File:NASM 4A 28536 - February 1955 (52581387654).jpg

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"The ten Republic of Korea Air Force pilots who were graduated recently from the Fifth Air Force jet school at Osan Air Base, Korea, pose with their U.S. Air Force instructors following graduation ceremonies. The pilots, the first ROKAF class of jet students, are (left to right, front row): Maj. Baik Chang Hyun, Lt.Col. Kim Kum Sung, Maj. Yoo Chi Kon, Maj. Koo Sun Chin and Maj. Park Yong Man; (second row): Maj. Rim Soon Hyuk, Lt.Col. Chang Sung Pai, Maj. Kwon Jung Hwa, Maj. Bae Sang Ho and Maj. Son Hung Jun. The U.S. Air Force officers, who were in a group of 16 Fifth AF polots to receive wings from the ROKAF, are (left to right): Capt. Doral W. Goff. Sparta, Wisc.; Capt. Lawrence E. McKenney; 1st Lt. Stephen E. Berchelmann, San Antonia, Texas; Maj. John F. Anderson, Buhl, Minn.; Capt. Frederick Kroll, Detroit, Mich.; Maj. Robert Schween, Dallas, Texas; Maj. Gordon H. Scott, Blue Jay, Calif.; Capt. HArvey J. Pontiff, New Orleans, La.; and Capt. John C. Galgan, Jr. February 1955."

NARA / Courtesy of the National Institute of Korea History.

  • Uploader's note: the photograph contains some of the finest ROKAF F-51D pilots such as Maj. Yu Chigon who held the highest ROKAF combat sortie record of 203, followed by Lt.Col. Kim Geumseong's 193. Their exact names are as follows:

Maj. Baek Jeong-hyeon (백정현) Lt.Col. Kim Geumseong (김금성) Maj. Yu Chigon (유치곤) Maj. Gu Seonjin (구선진) Maj. Park Yongman (박용만) Maj. Yim Sun-hyeok (임순혁) Lt.Col. Jang Seongbae (장성배) Maj. Gwon Jung-hwa (권중화) Maj. Bae Sang-ho (배상호)

Maj. Son Heungjun (손흥준)
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Source NASM 4A 28536 - February 1955
Author Faces of ROK: Korean War Photographs

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Go Hanbin at https://flickr.com/photos/197132382@N05/52581387654. It was reviewed on 9 January 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

9 January 2024

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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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