Fang Ziyi
Fang Ziyi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 方子翼 |
| Birth name | Fang Taixing (方泰兴) |
| Born | 1917 Guoziyuan Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui, China |
| Died | 17 March 2015 (aged 97–98) Beijing, China |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Service/ |  People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1930 – ? |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands held | Deputy Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force Deputy Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War (Long March) Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Communist Revolution Korean War |
| Awards | Order of Bayi Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Liberation Red Heart Order |
Fang Ziyi (Chinese: 方子翼; pinyin: Fāng Zǐyì; 1917 – 17 March 2015) was a major general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Beijing Military Region and Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Guangzhou Military Region, and adviser of PLA Air Force Aviation University.
Biography
Fang was born Fang Taixing (Chinese: 方泰兴) in Guoziyuan Township of Jinzhai County, in Anhui province, in 1917, during the Republic of China.[1]
He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1930, the Communist Youth League of China in 1931, and the Communist Party of China in 1933. During the Chinese Civil War, he took part in the Long March. He served as a student in Flight Training Class of Xinjiang Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He served as the team leader of Eight Route Army General Headquarters Air Force, section chief of Flight Training Department, and political commissar of the Fighter Air Group in the Chinese Communist Revolution.[2] He shot down or damaged 88 American planes with his army in the Korean War.[1][3]
He was awarded the rank of Major General (shao jiang) in 1955.
He was awarded Order of Bayi, Order of Independence and Freedom, Order of Liberation, and Red Heart Order.
He served as Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Beijing Military Region and Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Guangzhou Military Region, and adviser of PLA Air Force Aviation University.
On March 17, 2015, Fang Ziyi died of an illness in Beijing.
References
- ^ a b 98岁开国将军逝世 曾率部击落击伤88架美机. Tencent (in Chinese). 2015-03-22.
- ^ Gao Lei (2011-06-10). 方子翼：第一批红军飞行员. CPC News (in Chinese).
- ^ 方子翼回忆朝战期间中美空战. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013-05-22.