At the end of July 1954, the South China Sea was cloudless and the weather was sunny. However, suddenly, a group of unexpected visitors appeared in the sky, breaking the silence.
More than a dozen US fighter planes circled in groups over the South China Sea, stubbornly following behind our merchant ships and frigate gunboats, refusing to leave.
Our patrolmen quickly noticed these unusual moves and immediately issued a warning to the U.S. warplanes parked over the South China Sea that were reluctant to leave.
Despite our warnings and attempts to expel the American fighters, they suddenly launched a fierce attack. Due to the suddenness of the incident, our army was not fully prepared, and therefore suffered heavy losses in the hasty response to the battle.
The enemy was prepared, they carried a large number of well-made **, and developed a detailed battle plan. In this battle, two pilots of our patrol aircraft died heroically.
They launched a sneak attack in a brazen way, trying to use their advantage to extend their gains. However, the two heroic warriors bought us time to fight back with their lives, and we quickly prepared and launched a fierce **.
Eventually, they were forced to flee in disarray.
Why did the U.S. Air Force launch air strikes against our troops? What was the cause of this air raid? What was the final impact? Now, let's examine the circumstances and outcomes of the time.
A long time ago, in July 1953, a British passenger plane mistakenly intruded into the South China Sea training area of our army, and our pilots quickly discovered it and immediately issued a warning, asking it to leave China's airspace.
Normally, the DC-4 has given them several rounds of warnings and asked them to leave immediately, but the DC-4 has not responded or shown any intention of leaving.
The plane's resemblance to a spy plane and its lack of markings may have led to a misunderstanding among pilots. Although it may have been a pilot's negligence, thankfully the plane, which actually belonged to the UK, also had passengers on board and did not cause any personnel**.
The pilot of the plane was suddenly surprised by the Chinese fighter jet, but by the time he reacted, there was no time to dodge. Eventually, the plane was hit, lost control and crashed to the ground in a high-speed dive.
He successfully made a dive, as if he had been shot down from our point of view, and therefore did not make a secondary attack.
Under the brave piloting of the captain, the seemingly hopeless road to survival turned out to take a turn, and the passenger plane successfully made a successful forced landing on the sea, creating a miracle.
The reason why this DC-4 aircraft can send a distress signal after a forced landing on the surface of the sea is because of its rugged architecture, which was originally a military aircraft, and it was designed with more emphasis on stability and safety.
They were first spotted by French patrol aircraft, but the situation was so special that it was a great challenge to rescue them from the sea.
British amphibious aircraft spotted them and immediately launched a rescue operation. Despite the ability of amphibious aircraft to take off and land on the surface, there are still certain challenges in carrying out rescue due to their special circumstances.
New Copy: In the end, the planes of several countries that stayed in this sea area could not be rescued, and only American rescue planes succeeded in rescuing the survivors of the airliner.
At that time, our patrol aircraft also quickly discovered this critical situation.
After we shot down the British plane, we found out that it was a passenger plane, but still issued a warning to the planes of all countries that could pose a threat to sovereignty.
Although it was initially a mishap accident, it has now escalated into a serious conflict. Originally, Western countries had some dissatisfaction with China, and they tried to find out China's shortcomings in order to target and blame China.
Now, they have lashed out at our actions, pursued the downing of the British airliner and even begun to accuse us from the perspective of international law.
We immediately launched an in-depth investigation into the incident and sorted out the ins and outs of the incident in detail. After repeated verification, we confirmed that this incident was actually an accident and the result of a mistakenly hit on a British airliner.
Considering the context of the times, we had just ended the war in Korea and the West, and the relationship between the two sides was still quite sensitive.
We were a little nervous when British airliners suddenly appeared in our training airspace and were on high alert for them.
Due to the strong physical resemblance between the DC-4 and the C-54 military transport aircraft, and our experience with spy planes, the unmarked airliner was mistaken for a spy plane.
Without being notified by China, the British passenger plane went straight through China's airspace and entered the training area of the Chinese Air Force. Therefore, both parties are at fault.
However, in the spirit of humanitarianism, we are committed to fully compensating the British side for its losses, in accordance with its claim for compensation.
China reached an agreement with the United States after reparations, avoiding the dispute caused by the incident. However, the United States refused to give up and continued to send fighter planes to harass in China's airspace, which was extremely rude and provocative.
This military threat by the United States is essentially an act of aggression. Of course, we will not sit idly by and immediately express strong opposition to this. However, the United States is trying to divert its attention and find all kinds of reasons to defend itself, which are all unreasonable quibbles.
The U.S. provocation did not succeed, and China calmly responded and confronted the U.S. military at sea, which eventually led to the United States having to withdraw from the relevant waters. The United States is actually just playing on the topic, because we have properly handled the incident with the British airliner without any dispute, but he is still trying to meddle in it.
Looking back at the historical context, it is not difficult to find that after the defeat of the United States in the Korean War, it was eager to find opportunities to save face elsewhere. This is not the first time that this has happened, and the real intentions of the United States are obvious to the whole world.
They miscalculated China's determination to safeguard its territorial sovereignty. The current China is no longer the China of the past, and the United States cannot arbitrarily infringe upon our rights and interests as before, and the tragedy of the past air war will not be repeated.
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