In 1951, China and the United States engaged in a long civil war over the Korean Peninsula. After the end of the five major battles, the battlefield around the "38th Parallel" has basically taken shape, and the two armies are facing each other and talking about each other.
The Americans launched the "summer offensive" on 18 August, bombing and bombing our transport and transportation in a wanton and indiscriminate manner, dispatching more than 1,400 warplanes to engage in a "strangulation war."
Under such circumstances, on 12 September, the Fourth Division of the Air Force of the Chinese Volunteers went to the battlefield again and assumed the heavy responsibility of operational duty. On 28 October 195, General MacArthur, then commander of the US Air Force, the first air combat unit of our army, also ridiculed that China did not yet have an air force.
In June 195, Hua Longyi took part in a commemorative photo of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, the first air combat unit of the Chinese Air Force, at the Nanjing Photography Museum.
The pilots of the 4th Air Force Group showed their courage and strength in battle. On 10 October, eight US F-80 fighters attacked, and Hua Longyi, commander of the 2nd Squadron of the 12th Corps of the Fourth Air Force, led four MiG-15 fighters to attack. Hua Longyi destroyed two F-80s in one minute, while his wingman won each of them, and finally won the air war 4-0.
On 16 October, our army's radar detected about 100 enemy ships coming straight from the Qingchuan River.
10. The twelfth and twelfth) immediately set off and rushed to the front to meet the battle.
In this air battle, Hua Longyi faced the siege of 14 enemy soldiers, without fear, and engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy, from more than 3,000 meters, to more than 10,000 meters, and then from more than 1,000 kilometers, one after another to destroy the latest American F86, and then hit one plane, and finally was seriously injured in the left hand and successfully jumped off the plane.
Hua Longyi recalled afterwards: I didn't know how many enemies there were, but I saw a large black cloud, all in front and behind. I didn't have time to think about it, I shot directly, and then I felt the fuselage tremble, and I realized that I had been shot. ”
Hua Long resolutely did not retreat but advanced, forcibly scattered the enemy, and once again formed an encirclement. Hua Longyi was making a sudden stop in the air, and a chasing enemy flew over him before he could react, and was blown into slag by Hua Longyi's shot.
However, Hua Longyi's fighter was also shot into a sieve, and his left hand was completely devoid of feeling, and he had to use one arm to control it, but he did not stop there, but aimed at the other one again and hit with one shot. There were many people on the other side, Hua Longyi was covered in blood, and with the determination to burn the jade, he collided headlong with the fighter, and the fighter dodged left and right, and kept **. Finally, the tail of the fighter plane that Hua Longyi was riding was broken, and he could not continue to fight, so he had to choose to jump.
Originally, according to international rules, there would not be another attack, but the American drivers did not do this, and they kept shooting at my driver, including Hua Longyi, a total of four enemies shot at him. Hua Longyi's left hand was broken, his right foot was also bleeding, he tried to wrap his hat up, but to no avail, only said: "Although I sweat profusely, but floating in the air, I feel so cool, so cool!."He didn't pay attention to the other party at all, just picked up a gun and said, "Come on, come on, come on, come on, come too, I'm not afraid of you." ”
Fortunately, under the protection of PLA fighters, Hua Longyi landed safely at Baiyun Mountain in the east where the 39th Army Corps in Pyongyang is located.
Hua Longyi was rescued by comrades who volunteered to join and stayed in a village, where he underwent some simple treatment, and his clothes were cut off and glued together. In 1954, the Army Museum treasured Hua Longyi's coat, and the 1st Air Force Division treasured his trousers.
Two days later, Hua Longyi came to his senses, and the comrades of the 39th Army came to visit him one after another to cheer him on. Although Hua Longyi's exploits were taken away by the enemy, when he fought in the air on the 16th, he single-handedly picked on 14 enemy fighters, and was injured with one blow, and even praised him as a "lone hero"!
In November 1951, Hua Longyi had just received neurosurgery of his left elbow from the First Academy of Changchun, and he was bandaged to attend the celebration of the Air Force, which was presided over by Wu Faxian, deputy chief of staff and director of the Political Department of the ** Military Commission.
In the great battle of 16 October 1951, the 4th Division of the 4th Air Force achieved the best results in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, defeating a total of 12 and 10 corps of four corps.
Seven American F-86 Dagger fighters, five of which were destroyed, and an Australian Migill fighter jet was also destroyed. This is the best result achieved by the Chinese Air Force in one day, and at the same time the most in one day!
In an aerial battle, Yue Mingchang and Wu Qi were brave and righteous.
Hua Longyi's heroic deeds reached Mao's ears, and Mao made great contributions and became the first highly decorated soldier in the history of the Chinese Air Force. He was badly wounded, his left hand was shattered to pieces, and there was no way to recover, and his career as a pilot ended there.
However, Hua Longyi did not stop there, and after returning to China, he successively served as the director of the training department of the joint command of the Chinese and North Korean air forces and the director of the Fourth Flight Academy, and taught what he had learned. He also worked for Guangzhou Civil Airlines and retired in 1983.
Retired soldier Hua Longyi returned on July 25, 2009.
His grandson, Hua Tian, once competed in the Olympic Games for China!
Hua Longyi is a "lonely and brave" figure in the history of China's Air Force, who wrote an immortal myth for the country and the nation with his blood and life. What he did will be something we will never forget, never forget!