The former commander of the Air Force, Wang Haihai, shot down and wounded 9 enemy planes when he passed away to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea

Wang Haijiang, the former commander of the Air Force, died and shot down and wounded 9 enemy planes during the War of Resisting U.S. Aid Korea

　　The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) reporter learned from the relatives and friends of General Wang Hai that General Wang Hai, the former commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, died in Beijing on the morning of August 2, 2020 at the age of 94.

　　Public information shows that Wang Hai, a native of Weihai, Shandong, was born in January 1926, joined revolutionary work in May 1944, joined the Communist Party of China in September 1945, and joined the army in June 1946.

　　In the air battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, Wang Hai shot down and wounded 9 enemy planes, successively won second-class, first-class, and special-class merits, and was awarded the title of "first-class combat hero" by the Air Force. The "Wang Hai Brigade" led by him has fought more than 80 times with the U.S. Air Force, known as the "Ace of the World", and shot down 29 enemy aircraft, earning first-class collective merit.

　　After the volunteers returned to China, Wang Hai successively served as division commander, deputy commander, second director of the Military Training Department of the Air Force Command, commander of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force, deputy commander of the Air Force, and commander of the Air Force. Member of the 4th Central Committee, was awarded the rank of General of the Air Force by the Central Military Commission in September 1988.

　　In the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, there is still a MiG-15 fighter with 9 red stars on display. This is the heroic plane that Wang Hai flew back then.

　　Official record: On April 25, 1951, Wang Hai, as the captain of the 1st Brigade of the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Air Division, was ordered to be incorporated into the Volunteer Air Force combat sequence along with the 3rd Air Division and began to perform combat missions. At about 2 pm on November 18th, the 9th Regiment of the Volunteer Air Force and the Soviet Air Force met the US Air Force over Sucheon, North Korea. Wang Hai Brigade ended the battle at 5:0 and Wang Hai himself shot down two enemy aircraft. On December 15th, the Wang Hai Brigade once again faced the US Air Force, with a 4 to 12 disadvantage and an amazing 6:1 result.

　　The paper's chief reporter Yue Huairang and reporter Jiang Ziwen