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By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
May 9, 2009
LAS VEGAS — Col. Harold E. Fischer, an ace fighter pilot whose high-profile captivity became a symbol of heightened tensions between the U.S. and China at the end of the Korean War, died April 30. He was 83.
As a captain in the Air Force in April 1953, Fischer had shot down 10 MiGs in....