Li Han (aviator)

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Li Han (Chinese: 李汉, 1924 in Tang County, Hebei – 11 September 1997) was a MiG-15 fighter jet pilot for the People's Republic of China. He was a flying ace during the Korean War, with eight victories.^[1]Li was in the 4th Fighter Aviation Division of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.^[2]^[3] He was the first Chinese pilot credited with shooting down a United States aircraft.^[2]

Chinese aces have received the title Combat Hero in acknowledgement of their services.^[4] However, very little information is known of the Chinese pilots during the Korean War because of records not being released to the public.

References

↑ Varhola 2000, p. 44
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Zhang 2004, p. 105.
↑ Zhang 2004, p. 149.
↑ 中华英雄鏖战世界强敌抗美援朝"战斗英雄"全景扫描 [Profiles on Combat Heroes During the Korean War] (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2011-08-29.

Sources

Varhola, Michael J. (2000), Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953, Mason City, Iowa: Da Capo Press, ISBN 978-1-882810-44-4
Zhang, Xiao Ming (2004), Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, ISBN 1-58544-201-1

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[Var44-1] Varhola 2000, p. 44

[Zhang105-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Zhang 2004, p. 105.

[Zhang149-3] Zhang 2004, p. 149.

[xinhua_fan-4] 中华英雄鏖战世界强敌抗美援朝"战斗英雄"全景扫描 [Profiles on Combat Heroes During the Korean War] (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2011-08-29.

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