Xinhua News Agency, Harbin, June 18th, title: People’s Air Force takes off from here-Sidelights on special party day activities of People’s Air Force

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jimei

　　In the Mudanjiang River in June, when the dandelions are in full bloom, the seeds take off with the wind, and they germinate when they land...

　　From the 17th to the 18th, the People’s Air Force carried out special party day activities at the former site of the "Northeast Old Aviation School" and the former site of the Volunteer Air Force’s anti-US aggression and aid Korea.

　　The People’s Air Force took off from the old site of the “Old Northeast Aviation School” beside the Mudanjiang River. The People’s Air Force flew to the battlefield from the former site of the Volunteer Air Force’s anti-US aggression and aid Korea.

The two sites are historical landmarks of the party's leadership in the construction of the air force.

　　When you come to the site of the "Northeast Old Aviation School", the first thing you see is the theme sculpture "The Glory of the Party Against the Blue Sky" of the "Sailing Plaza", which implies the party's history of nurturing young eagles and leading the continuous development and growth of the People's Air Force.

On the theme wall opposite the sculpture is engraved with President Xi’s earnest entrustment: "Keep in mind the glorious history and carry forward the spirit of the Northeast Old Aviation School."

　　At the scene of the event, Shi Yunjia, a pilot of a brigade of the Air Force, piloted a J-20 fighter jet and flew over the site of the old aviation school on a training mission.

This is a tribute from the "inheritor" to the "pioneer". In his heart, this runway is extremely sacred. This is the take-off place of the People's Air Force. This sky has left the trail and blood of heroes.

　　In 1948, flight students Wang Hai, Zhang Jihui, Liu Yudi and others of the old aviation school took off from here to carry forward the spirit of "fighting bayonet in the air" during the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and made great military exploits;

　　In 1951, the first female pilots Ruan Hezhen, Wu Xiumei, Zhou Mingzhen and others of the Republic took off from here. They served in the Air Force for more than 30 years, flying all over the motherland and making important contributions to socialist construction;

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　　As evidenced by mountains, the spirit will last forever.

　　Representatives of the Air Force officers and soldiers who participated in the special party day activities walked into the old hangar, which has been renovated into an exhibition center on the site of the "Old Northeast Aviation School".

Sculptures of people pushing trains, sculptures of horse-drawn planes, photos of alcohol replacing jet fuel, etc. tell the story of the difficult takeoff of the People’s Air Force.

The red gene preserves the original instincts of the airmen on the scene.

　　"The establishment of the'Northeast Old Aviation School' reflects the strategic vision of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao." As the guardian of the old aviation school site, Wang Yuwei, the political commissar of a brigade of the Air Force stationed here, said, "The Chinese Communists are building the party. At the beginning, I cast my deep eyes on the vast sky."

　　"At that time, there were only 4 dilapidated'Ingeman' primary trainers and some Japanese-made'Nine-Nine' advanced trainers. There were no intermediate trainers." As the first instructor, Captain Zhang Bo was able to name every cultural relic and every The story behind this photo.

In this case, the leaders of the old aviation school broke the routine and proposed a training method that goes beyond the elementary and intermediate trainers and goes directly to the advanced trainers.

　　"The people need us to fly out as soon as possible, and we must dare to break a new path to the sky." By July 1949, the old aviation school had trained more than 560 pilots, maintenance personnel and various aviation technical personnel, known as the people. The "cradle" of the Air Force and China's aviation industry.

　　"The old aviation school has explored and summarized a set of rules and methods for organizing flight training and ideological and political work in the war years. It has explored and accumulated experience in establishing an aviation school suitable for China's national conditions, and laid the foundation for the establishment and development of the People's Air Force." Sun Keli, director of the Air Force Party History and Military History Research Office, told reporters, "These valuable experiences have become the political soul that has been firmly established in the hearts of officers and soldiers of the People’s Air Force Party, the People’s Air Force is loyal to the Party, and they have also inspired us to fly to the world-class air force. Stubborn power."

　　Built for war, fly for war, and walk toward war.

　　Seventy years ago, Dandong Langtou Airport was recorded in history as a result of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. It is also the take-off place of the People's Air Force.

　　"I volunteer to join the Communist Party of China, support the party's program, abide by the party's charter, and fulfill the obligations of a party member..."

　　Seventy years later, under the blue sky, representatives of the Air Force officers and soldiers lined up neatly to review the oath of joining the Party. This is the oath of the Air Force soldiers to defend the safety of the motherland and the people in the new era.

　　Overlooking Langtou Airport, the heroic People’s Air Force learned warfare in the war, and scenes of tempering and growing in the flames of war emerged before us——

　　During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in January 1951, Li Han created a precedent for the People’s Air Force to shoot down an enemy plane.

The average age of the pilots who participated in that war was only in their 20s, and they had less than 20 hours of flying on a jet plane.

The People's Air Force has established a "MiG Corridor" that daunts its opponents.

In the two years and eight months of the air battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid to Korea, the People’s Air Force shot down 330 enemy aircraft and damaged 95 aircraft, creating a miracle of “building an army in one year and becoming famous in three years”, laying a solid foundation for national defense construction and air force development. .

　　“The sunshine of the party always shines on the voyage of the People’s Air Force.” said Hao Jingwen, director of the Training Bureau of the Air Force Staff and the winner of the Air Force’s first “Golden Helmet” contest for air combat. Outgoing buses and ocean-going training in the Miyako Strait, one after another, are constantly refreshing tracks, marking new breakthroughs in the construction of the People’s Air Force in the new era.

　　The sky of New China has never lacked the names of heroes. The commemoration of victory is for eternal victory. A common belief rises in the hearts of the air force soldiers on the scene. The People’s Air Force in the new era will certainly uphold its infinite loyalty to the party. Heaven, fly high in the direction directed by the party...