In November 1965, an Air Force Il-28 bomber was training in the East China Sea, when the pilot suddenly fired two shots at the navigator, and the navigator fell in a pool of blood, and the pilot was in a hurry

In November 1965, an Air Force Il-28 bomber was training in the East China Sea, and the pilot suddenly fired two shots at the navigator, and the navigator fell in a pool of blood, and the pilot flew to Taiwan at a rapid speed!

This bomber belonged to the 22nd Brigade of the 8th Bombing Division of the 10th Air Force, and was piloted by Li Xianbin's crew. Li Xianbin was born into a peasant family in Yangxin County, Shandong Province, and was the only son in the family. After graduating from high school, Li Xianbin joined the army, just at this time the Air Force expanded the recruitment of pilots, and Li Xianbin passed the examination to enter the aviation school to study. However, Li Xianbin has been pampered since he was a child, and he simply cannot adapt to the arduous study and training of the aviation school, and several homework courses have lit up red lights, and many make-up examinations have been taken to graduate. After graduation, the other cadets were awarded second lieutenants, and only he barely got a warrant officer.

After graduation, Li Xianbin entered the 8th Bomb division, and the division attached great importance to this new pilot and let him fly the newly imported Il-28 bomber. After Li Xianbin became a pilot as he wished, he immediately abandoned his wife, who was working as a farmer at a age 5 years older than himself, and found a female teacher in the city to marry. He also violated the rules several times, taking his young wife to the pilot's dormitory for overnight, and once it was as long as 3 months, and the impact was very bad. The division leader warned him several times, and the selfish Li Xianbin's resistance became heavier and heavier. In addition, he did not pay attention to the poor popularity of his comrades-in-arms, and his psychology gradually distorted, and he began to secretly listen to Taiwan radio, was tempted by a high bounty, and had the idea of defecting.

On November 11, Lee Hsien Bin thought it was a perfect opportunity to defect, and on this day he would fly to the Taiwan Strait in the East China Sea for flight training, for which Lee Hsien Bin carefully prepared for more than a month. At 13:15 on the same day, Li Xianbin's crew flew an Il-28 bomber from Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport to the skies over the predetermined waters of the East China Sea, and in addition to pilot and captain Li Xianbin, there were also navigator Li Caiwang and tail gunner Lian Baosheng, the latter of whom were unaware of Li Xianbin's defection plan. Just after the bomber made two moves, Li Xianbin saw that the time was ripe and immediately turned around and flew to Taiwan.

The navigator Li Caiwang soon found that the course was not right, at first he thought that Li Xianbin had read the wrong compass, and he immediately reminded Li Xianbin that the plane had been yawned. But Li Xianbin actually turned a deaf ear, Li Caiwang felt that it was getting more and more wrong, and then he saw that the bomber was still flying southeast, almost close to the middle line of the Taiwan Strait! An ominous premonition arose in Li Caiwang's heart, and he immediately questioned whether Li Xianbin was going to fly to Taiwan! Seeing that Li Xianbin could not be denied, Li Caiwang suddenly felt five thunderbolts, and in anger, he pulled out his pistol and was about to shoot at Li Xianbin! Who knows, but several times can not be loaded! It turned out that Li Xianbin had actually unloaded Li Caiwang's firing pin with the gun a day in advance! Li Caiwang instantly understood, and immediately scolded Li Xianbin! Li Xianbin, who was in a state of hyperactivity, turned his head and suddenly fired two shots at Li Caiwang. Li Caiwang was seriously injured and fell in a pool of blood, while Lian Baosheng, the tail gunner who was alone in the tail of the aircraft, knew nothing about everything that was happening in the front cabin.

Lee Hsien Bin then flew rapidly in the direction of Taiwan, and the Il-28 bomber flew unhindered over Taiwan's Taoyuan airport. The Taiwan troops at the airport panicked at the sudden appearance of the mainland bombers and hurriedly opened fire with anti-aircraft artillery. However, when the officers and men of the Taiwan military saw that the bomber lowered its altitude and slowed down, and at the same time constantly swung its wings to make a "surrender" action, they found that it was a surrender aircraft and stopped the attack. Originally, this bomber could land normally, but when it landed, it was not known whether Li Xianbin deliberately pressed the nose. The bomber suddenly lost control and slid off the runway, landing on the tail and fuselage, splashing with sparks and being severely damaged along the way, and finally stopping on the lawn. Li Xianbin excitedly climbed out of the cockpit and incoherently expressed his intention to "surrender".

Li Caiwang, who had already fallen into a pool of blood, was severely impacted, his leg was broken again, and he was immediately taken to the hospital by the Taiwan army. When Lian Baosheng in the tail of the plane saw that the plane landed and was surrounded by the uniforms of the Nationalist army, he suddenly understood that the bombers might have arrived in Taiwan. Soon, a Taiwan soldier surrounded Lian Baosheng on the plane and "persuaded him to surrender", but Lian Baosheng refused to obey, and finally took out a pistol and committed suicide! Taiwan soldiers rushed Lian Baosheng, who was drinking bullets, to the hospital, but he eventually died of a heavy gunshot wound. Li Xianbin told the Taiwan authorities that he alone committed the defection, and the implication was that the gold reward for defection should also be obtained by himself (according to the taiwan army's "surrender" to the mainland, the Il-28 can obtain 4,000 taels of gold). However, in order to engage in propaganda warfare, the Taiwan authorities decided to declare this act as an act of "surrender" to the entire crew of 3 people.

Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek sent people to treat Li Caiwang in the hospital, both soft and hard, and under the temptation of the huge bonuses from the Taiwan side, Li Caiwang also had to agree to "surrender" to Taiwan. The Taiwan authorities immediately awarded the title of "righteous soldier" to the three men, and Chiang Kai-shek also specially received Li Xianbin and Li Caiwang and promoted them to the rank of major colonel in the Taiwan Air Force. And these 4,000 taels of gold were finally distributed to Li Xianbin 2,000 taels, Li Caiwang 1,000 taels, and Lian Baosheng 1,000 taels. Lian Baosheng's 1,000 taels is just a small trick played by the Taiwan authorities, and in fact there is nowhere to distribute it.

Of course, the Taiwan authorities will not give Li Xianbin and Li Caiwang a real amount of gold, but will exchange it for Taiwan dollars, and finally Li Xianbin will get 2.8 million Taiwan dollars, which is equivalent to a 60% discount on the value of the same amount of gold. Even so, such a large amount of bonus is the salary of a Taiwan Air Force pilot for 20 years. However, where the Taiwan authorities would easily give him money, the Taiwan Bank asked him to charge a 40% handling fee, and finally only got 1.68 million. Li Xianbin received cold eyes everywhere in the Taiwan Air Force, and his promotion, welfare, and housing were restricted everywhere. The Taiwan authorities also found a female agent for him to marry, but Li Xianbin, who liked to spend a lot of time and wine, quickly broke down in his marriage with his wife.

At the end of the 1980s, Lee Hsien Bin's investment failed, and the bounty he received was also lost. Li Xianbin, whose family was ruined and scattered, thought that the limelight had passed, so he wanted to return to the mainland to visit his 80-year-old mother. On December 26, 1991, Li Xianbin was arrested as soon as he arrived at Qingdao Airport and subsequently sentenced to 15 years in prison. Lee Hsien Bin's mother died of a serious illness after learning of his arrest. It was also at this time that the Chinese people learned that Lian Baosheng was a martyr who martyred the country. After serving 10 years in prison, Li Xianbin died of stomach cancer at the age of 66 (Pictured right).