North Korean Pilot Killed In Failed MiG-21 Landing
A North Korean MiG-21 made a flat, level, wheels-up landing in China, but the aircraft’s momentum carried it through a farmer’s house, crushing the nose of the aircraft and killing the pilot. Apart from the nose, the rest of the aircraft was intact. Rumors that the crash came during an attempted...
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