![]() He met King Faraday, the overseer of the project and another close friend of Martin Jordan, and learns from him about the true purpose of Flying Cloud as the first American attempt to reach the planet Mars. Eventually Hal was directed by Carol to what his actual purpose is after being revealed of Project Flying Cloud. ![]() After two months of working for the company, Hal began a long yet unusual training that involved space flight. On his first day, Hal met Task Force X leader Colonel Richard Flagg, who was also a wingman of Martin's and having car trouble on the way. The two agreed over Hal's job enrollment. Hal eventually and personally met Carol Ferris, the current director of her company, during a night dinner in Coast City. Also Ace revealed that he managed to give Hal a job from Carol Ferris in Ferris Aircraft, in which Hal was overjoy to hear as his father also worked for the company. ![]() There, Hal admitted his still lingering problems to Ace which prompt his friend to give him words of encouragement. Hal and Ace went to Nellis Air Force Base where Ace showed the B-47 that Ace would be piloting. Afterwards, Hal became a test pilot for many of the Air Force's projects, but developed a psychological death wish in which Hal believed that he is punishing himself for what he did in Korea.īy 1957, Hal and Ace Morgan went to Las Vegas where they witnessed boxing heavyweight Wildcat Grant winning against Cassius Clay and as well seeing the exciting battle between Captain Cold and the Flash. Following his misconceived incident, Hal was traumatized and have spent some time in a mental ward. Once on the chopper, Hal remembered the Korean words that could have convinced the Korean soldier that the war was over and might have prevented his needless death. Hal then very reluctantly killed the soldier with his pistol and was picked up by the evac chopper that was also ferrying news reporter Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Hal wrestled with the man and tried to tell him that the war was over, but couldn't remember to translate it into the Korean language. Just as Hal flared a smoke grenade to be picked up by a recovery helicopter, he was attacked by the once unconscious Korean soldier. As Hal regained conscious, he accidentally landed on and knocked a North Korean soldier unconscious. Hal was shot down and was knocked out, but was fortunately saved by Ace when he jettisoned out of his jet and pulled Hal's parachute cord. However, not everyone had knew the war was over and Hal and Ace were attacked by North Korean MiGs. By the end of the war on July 27, 1953, the two pilots made one last recon over the Yalu River Delta to draw exact positions at the time of the cease fire. ![]() Both Hal and Ace later served in the Korean War. Hal eventually achieved his dream of becoming a pilot and met and befriended his father's fellow pilot Kyle "Ace" Morgan. In 1948, Hal sneaked into Edwards Air Force Base to meet Chuck Yeager, who was also his father's wingman, and earned his autograph. Hal Jordan dreamed of becoming a airplane pilot like his father, Martin Jordan, who was killed in action during the Second World War, and of going into outer space. ![]()
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