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Air Koryo: Inside North Korea’s Most Secretive Airline…
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Air Koryo: Inside North Korea’s Most Secretive Airline…

North Korea is one of the most secretive countries on the planet, with only a handful of airlines flying to the Hermit Kingdom. One of these airlines is Air Koryo, North Korea's national airline. As with the rest of North Korea, their national carrier is extremely secretive. Photographing their staff and aircraft is extremely difficult, not only because their staff are notoriously camera-shy but also because they don't fly to many destinations! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Air Koryo Following WWII, former Allied and Axis fighter pilots returned to their home countries. Many of these former fighter pilots became airline pilots, with those wealthier pilots founding their own airlines when they returned home. Beginning in the late 1940'...