Sun Shenglu (; 1928 in
Dingxing County
Dingxing County () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding in central Hebei
Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, si ...
,
Hebei
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– December 3, 1952) was a pilot with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. During the Korean War, he was a member of the
3rd Fighter Aviation Division,
The Fighter Pilot Aces List published by the United States Air Force says Sun shot down six planes.
Sun was killed in action on December 3, 1952, near the
Ch'ongch'on River
The Ch'ŏngch'ŏn is a river in North Korea having its source in the Rangrim Mountains of Chagang Province and emptying into the Yellow Sea at Sinanju. The river flows past Myohyang-san and through the city of Anju, South P'yŏngan Provinc ...
.
He posthumously received the title
Combat Hero.
See also
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List of Korean War flying aces
Dozens of aviators were credited as flying aces in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The number of total flying aces, who are credited with downing five or more enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat, is disputed in the war.
The Korean War saw the ...
References
Chinese Korean War flying aces
1928 births
1952 deaths
People from Baoding
Chinese military personnel killed in the Korean War
Aviators killed by being shot down
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