In 1954, the accidental attack of the C-54 "Air Lord" triggered the first incident involving diplomacy in the Air Force after the founding of the People's Republic of China. This incident has aroused great attention from the Military Commission, and he has personally given instructions, and he is responsible for handling the aftermath.
In 1935, at the age of 13, Ma Ning joined the revolution and joined the Communist Party of China three years later, beginning a brilliant revolutionary career. In the fiery years of China's new democratic revolution, he led his subordinates to fight at the forefront with a heroic and fearless spirit.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ma Ning became a cadet of the First Aviation School of the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Liberation Army of Chinese and served as a division commander in 1954. In June 1950, when the United States sent troops to try to control Taiwan, Ma Ning led the Chinese People's Liberation Army to complete the mission of the Volunteer Army and began to turn to matters related to the liberation of Taiwan.
The victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea greatly enhanced the self-confidence of socialism, and some countries in the socialist camp headed by the Soviet Union began to help China liberate Taiwan, and they assisted China by transporting oil and other materials to China.
However, the Kuomintang navy often hijacked ships laden with supplies in the process. To this end, the ** Military Commission decided to send additional naval and air forces to support, and Ma Ning was selected to undertake this important task.
Ma Ning led the 20th Division from Nanjing Airport for training, and after receiving the order to escort Guangzhou, Ma Ning immediately led the team there. However, in the process of transition, Nanjing was flooded, and the planes could be flooded, Ma Ning dispersed his troops to several areas, and his superiors instructed him to lead the 60th Regiment and the La-11th Regiment to Guangzhou.
In order to successfully complete the transition, Ma Ning worked hard and finally successfully arrived in Guangzhou. However, maritime escort was a difficult and urgent task for the Chinese Air Force, which was not technologically advanced at that time.
As soon as there is a need to escort a vessel, the aircraft must immediately take to the air to escort the ship. Convoy escort requires two planes to follow the ship, and when the fuel is running out, they switch to the next team, and the two teams alternate until the ship reaches its destination.
Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport did not have the aviation gasoline needed by the propeller planes, but Ma Ning decided to use the fuel surplus from the bombers and add it to the La-11 to successfully solve this problem.
Because the airport facilities in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan are limited and there are no complete communication stations, and there are only a small number of radars in Guangdong, planes from some Southeast Asian countries and planes transiting through these countries fly directly over these areas to reach Guangdong, and this has violated China's territorial airspace.
However, the air force in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai was unable to monitor these aircraft. Therefore, when the air force in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai discovers a plane that has violated China's airspace, it will directly attack it, because such a situation is unlikely to occur in the eastern coastal areas.
The airfields in Hainan did not even fly by the Air Force of the new China. On the morning of July 23, 1954, when Ma Ning's air force subordinates Zhao Xu and Han Guangrong were escorting the Soviet "Leningrad" and "Batumi Mi" from Haikou to Huangpu Port in Guangzhou, there was only a sea escort of three torpedo boats.
When they spotted a large plane flying over the steamer along the border of Hainan Island, Zhao Xu and Han Guangrong, the air force subordinates led by Ma Ning, drove the plane after it, and in less than five minutes, they caught up with the plane.
Judging from the appearance, this is a transport plane, and the two believe that this plane must be transporting military supplies, and there may be warmongers in it.
Because they had worked in Nanjing, and because they had not systematically studied international law and international rules, the two of them directly issued an order to "attack" by Zhao Xu, the shooting director, without asking whether they could attack.
As a result, the hit plane quickly fell and sank in the ocean. At midnight on the same day, after investigation and verification, the British authorities in Hong Kong discovered that the plane was actually a civilian aircraft, modified from the British C-54 "Airmaster", which was chartered by a Hong Kong airline and flew from India to Hong Kong.
The next day, Britain presented *** to China.
A mistake by the Chinese Air Force killed 10 innocent passengers, a foreign-related incident that has put China's diplomacy on the back foot. For a long time, US imperialism has been antagonistic to China, and in this incident, the United States has taken advantage of this to spread rumors about China in the international community.
U.S. Secretary of State Dulles said in a July 24 statement that the Chinese Air Force deliberately shot down the airliner and that the United States would take action. However, on July 26, China's vice minister explained the cause of the incident to the UK and said it was a complete accident.
We express our deep regret for the passengers who lost their lives and are willing to compensate those involved in the loss suffered in this incident. We are well aware that mistakes are mistakes, and the Chinese Air Force will learn from them and perform its duties more prudently.
When the Chinese Air Force was patrolling and escorting a new merchant ship to aid China, 12 US fighter jets suddenly intruded into China's airspace. In the face of repeated attacks by the United States, the long plane Zhou Zhendong and his wingman fought back bravely, but they were helplessly outnumbered and finally died heroically.
Our fleet reacted immediately and fired a counterattack, which eventually forced the US aircraft to withdraw from the battle. Despite this, it was discovered that the two downed La-11 planes had lost contact with the tower, and Manin immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately reported it to the command post.
The command post ordered: "If the United States wants to fight, fight him!" Let Ma Ning send a 4-plane formation to cover. But Ma Ning took into account that everyone didn't know the situation at the scene, so he told the captain Wang Xinwu: "You fly along the beach after taking off, and then go down and land when you reach Haikou, don't go." ”
Wang Xinwu did so, and there were no problems after that. U.S. Secretary of State Dulles reacted quickly after hearing that China had accidentally hit a passenger plane and killed it, and urged the U.S. side to take immediate action.
On Dulles's instructions, Wilson took action, and only then did the American aircraft carrier begin military retaliation against the Chinese island of Hainan. This shows that the air battle in Hainan on 26 July was actually a deliberate act of the United States, and that their retaliation by calling "the only language that the Communist Party can understand and respect" is just a pretext, and that this blatant invasion should be strongly condemned by the international community.
The Military Commission and the Military Commission attach great importance to this incident and strive to restore China's image in many ways. As a result, two of our air force personnel who were wrongly convicted were criminally punished, and at the same time compensated the airline and the deceased for damages, a total of 3670,000 pounds, and sent a letter of condolence.
The series of statements shows China's concern and regret over this unexpected incident, emphasizing China's responsibility and responsibility as a major country, and hoping to gain the understanding of the other side through the greatest sincerity.
At the same time, he pointed out that China, unlike the United States, is a deliberate attack on China and a deliberate retaliation against a long-term hostile object, and the United States is proud of it, and its failure to apologize for deliberately shooting down a Chinese patrol plane is even more shocking.
Ma Ning and other relevant personnel have conducted a deep reflection on this, and have made it a top priority to strengthen the study of international laws and policies under their subordinates. Afterwards, Ma Ning recalled the incident and said that objectively speaking, this incident touched him a lot, and also made him more deeply aware of the importance of international regulations and policies.
* The Military Commission issued a new notice, emphasizing that China's navy and air force shall not take the initiative to attack foreign aircraft or fleets when carrying out the task of defending sovereignty in territorial waters and escorting ships.
Unless it can be identified as a Kuomintang army or a definite act of hostilities, there must be no counterattack. We will take resolute counter-action against those foreign aircraft that disregard warnings and intrude into our airspace without authorization.
Whip the sword and build a new bronze wall", the Chinese Air Force is defending the country's airspace and national defense with firmer determination and strength. We look forward to the future when the Chinese Air Force will become more active on the international stage and fully demonstrate its image as a "powerful people's air force with integrated air and space, both offensive and defensive".
The Chinese Air Force will take practical actions to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country and show the image that a great country should have!