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U.S. Air Force flying ace
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Male
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Birth:
27 November 1918(Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, U.S.A.)
Death:
1 May 1976(Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, U.S.A.)
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Biography
Lieutenant General Royal Newton "King" Baker (November 27, 1918 – May 1, 1976) was a United States Air Force flying ace during the Korean War. He accrued 13 victories in the war.
General Baker was one of the few military aviators who flew operationally in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.