Lin Hu (air force general)

Chinese politician

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
林虎
Lin Hu in 1940s
Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office
1985–1994
Serving with Li Yongtai, Liu Zhitian [zh]
CommanderWang Hai
Personal details
Born(1927-12-26)26 December 1927
Harbin, Heilongjiang, Republic of China
Died3 March 2018(2018-03-03) (aged 90)
Beijing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materNortheast China Democratic United Army Aviation School
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/serviceEighth Route Army,
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service1938–1994
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/warsSecond 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 died on 3 March 2018 in Beijing at the age of 90.[3]

References

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  1. Lin, Li (2018-03-05). "深切悼念父亲林虎将军". Crt.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. "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.
  3. 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". The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-03-05.