PAT DESANTO: Act of generosity took city airman into the war zone (The Williamsport Sun-Gazette)

Richard J. "Pat" DeSanto was present during one of the pivotal moments of the Korean War. DeSanto was an Air Force parachute rigger stationed at Kimpo Air Base in Korea the day North Korean pilot No Kum Sok defected by flying his Russian-built MiG fighter jet to the air base. "The MiG taxies up very close to the parachute shop I was working in," DeSanto said.

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