<Li> On September 21, 1953, 21 - year - old No Kum - sok, a senior lieutenant, flew his MiG - 15 across to the South and landed at Kimpo Air Base near Seoul . Considered an intelligence bonanza, since this fighter plane was then the best the Communist bloc had . No was awarded the sum of $100,000 ($733,813 in 2006 dollars) and the right to reside in the United States . He is now a U.S. citizen . </Li> <Li> On August 5, 1960, a Shenyang J - 5 landed at Kimpo, the second time a J - 5 appeared in South Korea . This aircraft was kept by South Korea and was briefly flown in South Korean markings before being scrapped . </Li> <Li> In February 1983, Lee Ung - Pyong used a training exercise to defect and landed his Shenyang J - 6 at an airfield in Seoul . According to the then common practice, he received a commission in the South Korean Air Force eventually becoming a colonel and taught at the South Korean academy until his death in 2002 . He received a reward of 1.2 billion South Korean won . </Li> <Li> On May 23, 1996, Captain Lee Chul - Su defected with another Shenyang J - 6, number 529, to Suwon Air Base, South Korea . He reportedly left behind his wife and two children . Lee was rewarded 480 million South Korean Won (approx. 400 thousand US dollars). He is now a colonel in the ROKAF and is an academic instructor . </Li>

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