Seventy years ago, in the Korean battlefield, artillery fire did not let go of the blue sky. The U.S. military used its powerful air force to attack aggressively. At that time, the Chinese Air Force was still in its infancy, and its combat performance and combat experience were inferior to those of the enemy, but in that sky, countless young air force fighters fought to the death with the enemy and made glorious sacrifices. Today, the Chinese Air Force is no longer the same, and our airspace will no longer be threatened by other countries. In the more than half century of the development of the Air Force, there are still many young pilots who have sacrificed in the blue sky they love, and their sacrifices are always a reminder of the importance of our national defense cause. Among these pilots, there is a very special one, her name is Yu Xu, a heroic female pilot.
In 2016, she flew the J-10 into the blue sky and conducted military exercises as usual, but encountered mechanical failures. The plane crashed uncontrollably, and before she could open her parachute to escape, she crashed into the ground with the plane. This accident touched the hearts of the people of the whole country, and also let people know this resolute Sichuan girl.
Yu Xu was born in an ordinary family, and Yu Xu's parents worked outside all year round in order to support Yu Xu and the elderly in the family. When he was a child, Yu Xu basically belonged to left-behind children. Even so, the family's financial means are still difficult to pay for her tuition. Fortunately, there were many kind people who helped her, and she was able to enter the academy. In that small, information-starved town, piloting could be a profession they could never learn about. Yu Xu also saw on television the spectacular array of planes flying over Tiananmen Square during the National Day military parade. At that moment she thought how nice it would be if she had the opportunity to fly a plane into the blue sky. The seed of flying was thus buried deep in her heart.
When filling out the volunteer form in high school, Yu Xu resolutely filled out the registration form for the Air Force to recruit and fly. Becoming a pilot is not an easy task, requiring not only superb flying skills, but also extreme physical fitness. This alone can keep a lot of people out. Maybe God saw this sincere dream of hers, and after layers of screening, she entered the PLA Aviation University. It started the first step of her dream.
Yu Xu, who entered the university, felt that she was getting closer and closer to her dream, and she began to desperately learn flying expertise and seize every opportunity to fly. She knows that she is not a talented person, but what is more rare than talent in this world is a person's effort and perseverance. It is by relying on strict requirements for herself that her flight theory knowledge and operation technology have reached a very high level, and even the leaders value her to participate in the National Day military parade. The moment she heard the news, she was excited, watching others parade as a child, and now it was finally her turn. She felt that those hard work had never been in vain.
The military parade ceremony was smooth, and Yu Xu lived up to expectations and completed this significant flight mission without any mistakes. Since then, her flying career has ushered in a new challenge.
The J-10 is the first fighter independently developed by the mainland and has not been test flown since its development. In order to ensure the safety of the flight and the accurate grasp of the flight data, the army selected a group of excellent pilots to complete the test flight task. Not to be outdone, Yu Xu, who has a strong personality, became the first female pilot to fly the J-10 with the strength of a male pilot who was no less than a male pilot. Created the history of new China, and her name will surely go down in history.
Unfortunately, an accident fell on this excellent pilot, and she sacrificed her life to her favorite blue sky. Losing her is a loss for the Chinese Air Force and a loss for Chinese people. After Yu Xu's sacrifice, nearly 360,000 people came to her funeral to bid her farewell, and her story must have inspired more young people to bravely embark on this path. The blue sky of the motherland will surely be guarded by thousands of Chinese sons and daughters.