Lin Hu (air force general)
Lin Hu (Chinese: 林虎; pinyin: Lín Hŭ; 26 December 1927 – 3 March 2018) was a Chinese aviator, fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).[1]
Lin Hu | |
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林虎 | |
 Lin Hu in 1940s | |
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office 1985–1994 Serving with Li Yongtai, Liu Zhitian | |
| Commander | Wang Hai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1927 Harbin, Heilongjiang, Republic of China |
| Died | 3 March 2018 (aged 90) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Northeast China Democratic United Army Aviation School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | Eighth Route Army, People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938–1994 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War, Second Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Lin joined the Eighth Route Army to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War before he turned 11.
After the Second World War, he was trained as a fighter pilot and fought in the Korean War and the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. He served as deputy commander of the PLA Air Force from 1985 to 1994 and attained the rank of lieutenant general in 1988.[2]
Lin Hu (air Force General) Media
Lin Hu directing flights at Shantou Waisha Airport (1956)
References
- ↑ Lin, Li (2018-03-05). "深切悼念父亲林虎将军". Crt.com.cn (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ "空军原副司令林虎中将逝世 曾驾机越开国大典上空". Phoenix News. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ↑ Wang, Ruiwen (2018-03-04). "91岁空军中将耀先与空军原副司令员林虎同日离世" (in zh). The Paper. https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2017284. Retrieved 2018-03-05.