According to the "People's Air Force" Weixin Official Accounts, on April 1, Han Decai, the "second-class combat hero" of the Air Force, passed away at the age of 91.

In July 1933, Han Decai was born into a peasant family in Fengyang County, Anhui Province. He joined the army in March 1949 and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1953. He has served successively as flight squadron captain, deputy captain, captain, deputy regiment commander, division independent brigade captain, deputy division commander, division commander, commander, and deputy commander of the military region air force.

Han Decai held two model aircraft and gestured. Photo taken in May 2023

At the age of 16, Han Decai signed up to join the army and was transferred from the Army to the Air Force. After more than a year of training at the Fifth Aviation School of the People's Air Force, his 43rd Regiment of the 15th Division of the Air Force, as the second batch of volunteer air force, was ordered to enter Dagushan Airport.

"He is not big, strong, and full of youthful spirit!" In the Air Force Special Hall of the Memorial Hall to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, there is an old newspaper in the collection. The yellowed paper once described Han Decai as follows. This article was published in the Volunteer Air Force Newsletter of the Air Force of the Air Force (formerly known as the People's Air Force) on September 20, 1952, calling him a "young eagle."

On April 7, 1953, after shooting down Fisher, the "double ace" pilot of the US Air Force, Handecai landed in the MiG-15. The plane slid to the south end of the runway and automatically stopped. Because the oil on board was exhausted, it could only use extra speed skating to get out of the runway. That year, he was less than 20 years old.

On the battlefield of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, Han Decai shot down a total of 5 enemy aircraft, won first-class merit and third-class merit twice, and was awarded the honorary title of "Second-Class Combat Hero" by the Air Force. The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea awarded him the first-class National Flag Medal, the second-class Freedom and Independence Medal and the Military Medal.

The hero has passed away, and the character of character remains forever...

"If I flew forward another 10 seconds, I definitely wouldn't be able to get back to the airport." In May 2023, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Han Decai once sent a message to the Governor of Chang 'an Street (WeChat ID:Capitalnews) recalled shooting down a US warplane. He held two model aircraft and gestured to recreate the scene in the sky above North Korea at that time.

During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, most pilots of our army had a flight time of about 20 hours, while the US was hundreds of times longer than ours. When you first entered the battlefield, it is recognized that skills are inferior to people, but "technology can change, but people are the key." When saying this, Han Decai, who was nearly 90 years old at the time, clenched his fists, just like the soldiers at that time,"all held back their energy and looked forward to charging into the battle."

"We resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, defend our country, avenge the Korean people, and win glory for the motherland. This is a strong driving force. The enemy will not and cannot have it!" Han Decai called this motivation-powerful spiritual power.

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