Former Air Force chief of staff dies at 94

Late Lt. Gen. Chang Sung-hwan

By Kim Hyo-jin

Retired Lt. Gen. Chang Sung-hwan, who served as Air Force chief of staff in 1962-64, died of natural causes Sunday. He was 94.

Chang was the first Korean pilot to fly the F-51 Mustang fighter-bomber during the 1950-53 Korean War.

On July 3, 1950, he was one of two pilots out of 10 who survived a support operation for the South Korean army which suffered crushing defeats by the invading North Korean troops.

Born in Seoul in 1920, Chang entered the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Officer Training School in 1948, and served as the 1ST Flying Training Wing commander, the Air Force Headquarters deputy chief of staff for operations, and the vice chief of staff of ROKAF.

After retiring from the military service in 1964, he served as ambassador to Thailand, transportation minister and president of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Corp. (KOTRA).

His memorial altar is installed at the Asan Medical Center. He will be buried at the Daejeon National Cemetery, Wednesday.

hyojinkim@koreatimes.co.kr,

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