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On 1 April 2001, a reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force invading China collided with a Jian-8 fighter piloted by a Chinese pilot near Hainan Island.
After receiving a huge impact, the J-8 fighter quickly crashed, and the pilot Wang Wei parachuted into the sea, and his subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
After the plane collision incident, people immediately began to search and rescue Wang Wei100,000 people searched for 14 days and nights in the vast South China SeaBut stillDidn't find itWang Wei's trail.
Where did Wang Wei go after parachuting, and why couldn't he find it for a long time?How did this plane collision incident happen?
Excellent pilot - Wang Wei
Wang Wei was born in 1968, since he was a child, he wanted to be a flying plane flying fighter jet soaring above the blue sky, after graduating from high school, Wang Wei signed up for the pilot selection without telling his parents.
Wang Wei's wish since childhood is to be a pilot soaring in the blue sky, there is an air force airport near his home, as long as there are fighter jets flying over the city, even if it is eating, Wang Wei will put down the dishes and chopsticks and run outside to watch the plane obsessively.
The pilot's recruitment conditions are very strict, but every indicator of Wang Wei's body and every test result he coped with are very good.
Zhao Yu, who once carried out a mission with Wang Wei.
After entering the army, Wang Wei was very serious about learning Xi training, and he did not flinch even if it was hard training.
At that time, China's flying industry was booming, and many high-tech products on the plane needed to spend a lot of energy to learn Xi.
Wang Wei trains hard during the day, and he often Xi late at night. He understands that if you want to be a qualified pilot, you must not only have excellent skills, but also have a strong theoretical level.
The hard work pays off, and with Wang Wei's efforts, his training and theoretical knowledge are very solid.
No matter what kind of fighter he flies, Wang Wei is able to be skilled. In the flight assessment, Wang Wei is very good in every item. When he was studying Xi at the military academy, Wang Wei became the first batch of comrades to join the party among his classmates with his excellent grades and excellent skills.
At that time, the army modified the Jian-7 aircraft, but the modified aircraft still had some instability and risk factors.
Wang Wei did not show the slightest timidity, and he asked to fly the plane himself to test the performance.
During the flight, he was calm and drove the J-7 fighter to fly smoothly, which enabled the researchers to completely record the comprehensive data of the aircraft.
Wang Wei always took on major flight missions, and every time he completed the mission very well, the army awarded him many meritorious awards, but Wang Wei still has no pride, he still trains and Xi diligently.
Plane collision in the South China Sea
On 1 April 2001, a US EP 3 electronic intelligence reconnaissance plane intruded into China's territorial airspace over the South China Sea without permission, with the aim of conducting a rigorous reconnaissance of communications and military operations in the South China Sea, especially the South China Sea Fleet.
The U.S. military has been watching the South China Sea Fleet for a long time, and they are afraid of the Chinese navy.
Prior to this, they had intended to conduct reconnaissance of our military forces by various means.
When the Air Force discovered the uninvited guest, it immediately raised its vigilance. The Air Force arranged for pilots Wang Wei and Zhao Yu to fly fighter jets to force them back.
After the two fighters of our army surrounded it, the US reconnaissance plane turned a blind eye, which was undoubtedly a huge provocation.
Subsequently, Wang Wei shouted to him and ordered him to leave China's airspace. The US pilot not only did not listen, but even performed a flying acrobatic to provoke him.
This US military electronic reconnaissance plane is carrying a large amount of radar search equipment, and while flying, it will constantly take pictures of the terrain and landforms near the South China Sea and continue to steal confidential information.
It must be expelled from our airspace as soon as possible in order to reduce the damage.
In terms of the speed of the two types of aircraft, the Jian-8 fighter is far behind the US military's intelligence and reconnaissance planes. The US pilots were also well aware of this, so they deliberately reduced the speed of the aircraft when they were entangled in flight.
The J-8 fighter has poor operational performance at low speeds, and in this case, it undoubtedly increases the flight danger.
Wang Wei piloted the fighter plane with great difficulty to fly with the US reconnaissance plane, and he was still shouting and shouting, demanding that the US military immediately leave China's airspace.
Wang Wei showed the missiles carried on the plane, which meant to show the US military that the plane had a powerful ** and could shoot it down at any time.
In the process of entanglement flight, the two planes got closer and closer, and at this time, a scene that everyone didn't expect happened.
As an excellent fighter pilot, Wang Wei's reaction was extremely fast, and he quickly piloted the plane to dodge.
But the tail of the Jian-8 was still struck by the propeller of the US reconnaissance plane, Zhao Yu, another pilot who flew with Wang Wei, recalled
At that time, the tail of Wang Wei's plane was severely scraped by the propeller of the US plane, and the rear wing of the plane was torn apart like a piece of paper.
Due to severe damage, Wang Wei's fighter plane has gone out of control. The US reconnaissance plane that collided with it was also damaged, and its flight altitude dropped sharply.
In this case, Wang Wei remained calm and calm, and he reported the situation of the plane to the tower, and on the plane, Wang Wei tried all kinds of methods to save the fighter plane, which had suffered great damage.
Wang Wei deeply understands how important a fighter plane is to the value of the country. Zhao Yu shouted loudly and asked Wang Wei to parachute immediately, but Wang Wei still tried his last hand to save the plane.
Seeing that the plane was completely out of control, Wang Wei had to parachute.
Subsequently, the J-8 fighter was in the air, and the wreckage of the plane also fell into the sea. At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Wang Wei's parachute was successfully opened, which marked the pilot's successful parachute jump.
But there was no foothold on the vast sea, and Wang Wei could only jump to the rough sea. It all happened so fast.
Another pilot, Zhao Yu, flew the plane several times around the sea, and immediately returned to the base after determining the location of the crash.
After the plane collision incident, China and the United States immediately launched a diplomatic struggle over the incident, and under the great anger of the Chinese people, the attitude of the United States was aggressive.
They used bandit logic to claim that Wang Wei initiated the collision with the US plane.
This kind of wording was extremely unreasonable, and at that time, the search and rescue operation for Wang Wei was starting while negotiating with the United States.
In this case, the US Secretary of Defense even presented an award to the crew responsible for the accident and called them heroes.
China seriously condemned this act of the United States, and finally forced the United States to apologize to China for this incident.
But the apology was a complete obfuscation, and their vague apology made the people angry.
On the sixth day of Wang Wei's disappearance, his wife, Ruan Guoqin, endured the pain in her heart and wrote a letter to Bush, who was the leading American employee at the time.
In the letter, Nguyen Quoc Qin put forward his own demand for an apology from the United States, and this tearful letter was moving.
With the unremitting efforts of the United States, the United States apologized, and in the end, the diplomatic incident between China and the United States ended with a diplomatic victory for China, but what about the heroic pilot Wang Wei?
He disappeared in the vast sea
As soon as the plane collision incident occurred, China decided to go all out to search for Comrade Wang Wei at all costs and by all means.
The navy and local fishermen sprang into action, with more than 100,000 people on the move.
The 100,000 inhabitants searched the sea day and night, but they still could not find any trace of Wang Wei, only the wreckage of the fighter plane, and people did not believe that Wang Wei would die on the sea.
After all, when skydiving, Wang Wei still maintained a clear consciousness.
The entire sea area has been searched, but Wang Wei has not been found. As a last resort, the navy had no choice but to announce the news that Wang Wei had died.
It can be seen from the later search and rescue reports that after the incident, the navy sent 115 planes and more than 1,000 fishing boats to carry out search and rescue work, and the sea was full of people looking for Wang Wei, but the heroic Wang Wei still did not appear in people's sight.
People can't figure out why so many people still can't find Wang Wei. Years later, people finally got a couple of convincing answers.
One reason for this was that Wang Wei was injured and fell into the icy sea after an emergency parachute jump.
On the sea, Wang Wei's serious injuries made him too late to take off the heavy umbrellas on his body, and after those umbrellas absorbed water, they would increase their weight and take Wang Wei to sink, and once they couldn't break free, they could only be drowned in the sea.
Second, this is the main reason that people think, that is, the backwardness of science and technology. At that time, China did not have so many professional marine rescue equipment, and it was not equipped with a corresponding positioning system.
Once he fell into the sea and lost contact with him in the vast sea, it was difficult for the rescue force to determine the specific location of Wang Wei.
After the Wang Wei incident, China has increased the development of maritime rescue forces, but no matter how far science and technology develop, it is also very difficult to find people on the sea.
People are very sorry that if China had such advanced rescue equipment at that time, Wang Wei could have been searched and rescued at the first time, and Wang Wei would not have been sacrificed in the vast South China Sea.
After Wang Wei's death, the ** Military Commission awarded him the honorary title of Navy Guardian and awarded him the first-class heroic model medal. Wang Wei's family was in pain, and the night before Wang Wei's plane collision, the husband and wife were still chatting in **.
No one expected that that chat would become the last conversation between the husband and wife. Ruan Guoqin understands that she has to be strong and take care of her home without Wang Wei.
Grateful for Wang Wei's great sacrifice to the country, in order to take care of his family, Ruan Guoqin was arranged into the financial department of the navy, and after that, Ruan Guoqin took her work seriously, carefully took care of her in-laws, and raised her children.
In the year Wang Wei died, his child was only six years old, which was the age of ignorance, he only knew that his father was a people's hero, and he also knew that he would never see his father again.
Later, his children grew up to learn about their father's deeds and were inspired to carry on their father's business.
Externally, he never regarded himself as a heroic son, and like his father Wang Wei, he worked hard to learn Xi, and he was very sensible since he was a child.
In the end, he was admitted to the Naval Engineering University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army by his own efforts, and now he is a naval officer, and his officer number is the aircraft number piloted by his father Wang Wei: 81192.
Today's squadron modernization process is gradually improving, and the strength of the air force is becoming stronger and stronger with the improvement of various technologies.
Wang Wei sacrificed, but his heroic and fearless spirit of dedication to the country will always be in people's hearts.
The spirit of the Guardians of the Sea and Air has inspired countless young people to enter the barracks and devote themselves to the cause of national defense.
Every Chinese must remember this period of history, and the sovereignty of the motherland was bought with the blood of martyrs!
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