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OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- This is the front page from the Aug. 26, 1959 edition of The Defender. The Defender was the name of Osan's base newspaper until it changed to the MiG Alley Flyer in 1982.


The Defender - 1959

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- This is the front page from the Aug. 26, 1959 edition of The Defender. The Defender was the name of Osan's base newspaper until it changed to the MiG Alley Flyer in 1982.

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