As we all know, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the development of the mainland's air force was very backward, but the pilots still relied on their incomplete air force to strike a severe blow at the Japanese invaders.
Even if they have different positions, these people should also be anti-Japanese heroes.
But there was an air force hero who did not receive the treatment he deserved, and when Chiang Kai-shek launched a civil war and retreated to Taiwan, he chose to defect to China and face 24 years in prison.
He spent half of his life in prison, and after his release in 1974, his life was extremely difficult.
Pedaling three wheels has become the way he survives.
In 2010, before his death, the 92-year-old man also cried in front of Yue Fei's grave to tell him about his life.
Even though he was full of suffering, the old man did not regret his anti-Japanese actions and did not resent anyone.
In 1918, in Minqing, Fujian, a baby boy was born in a wealthy family.
His father named him Wu Qiyi, and with his strong family resources, the child received a good education from an early age.
Wu Qiyi wanted to be a teacher since he was a child, so he applied for the Normal University in 1936.
But at this time, the country was in turmoil, and the reality of foreign invasion made Wu Qiyi have no extra choice, and when he was studying in Qingdao, he saw the notice of the Kuomintang Military Academy recruiting cadets.
With a patriotic heart to serve the country, Wu Qiyi gave up his dream of being a teacher and devoted himself to Jianqiao Central Aviation School.
The family didn't know Wu Qiyi's choice, but he resolutely walked into the 11th batch of cadets of the aviation school.
Although the name of the school is an aviation school, the conditions for running the school are extremely backward, there are only a handful of aircraft, the teaching technology is even more backward, and there are no professional personnel as for the instructors.
If the Chinese Air Force relied on such conditions and reality to fight against the Japanese Air Force, it would undoubtedly kill itself, but Wu Qiyi and other cadets were not afraid and always put the safety of their home and country in the first place.
In 1937, after the July Seven Incident, the Japanese offensive became more rapid, and Shanghai became one of the targets of Japanese aggression.
At this time, the aviation school in Shanghai could not escape the destruction of the invasion, so the school had to be transferred, but the teaching curriculum could not be relaxed, and Wu Qiyi could only continue to study in the process of transfer.
There were a total of 81 students in the 11th class, and they lived up to expectations, mastered the basic knowledge of junior and intermediate pilots in the war-torn years, and obtained their graduation certificates in 1941.
This group of valuable cadets was more precious than airplanes, and Chiang Kai-shek attached more importance to them than any other branch of the military.
At the graduation ceremony, Chiang Kai-shek's Zhongzheng Sword was awarded to the cadets at the graduation ceremony of the Air Force, as a way to encourage the cadets to kill the enemy for the country.
Wu Qiyi and his comrades-in-arms became the first batch of air force pilots in China.
In 1941, it was the difficult moment of the Anti-Japanese War, and Wu Qiyi, who was fighting at Chengdu Airport, was also facing a difficult situation.
The lack of aircraft and actual combat experience has become an insurmountable threshold for the majority of pilots, and learning and actual combat is the only way for them to increase their strength.
On June 22, 1941, the Japanese relied on the traitor's intelligence to obtain the location information of Chengdu Airport, so they began to sabotage.
In the face of Japanese aggression, Wu Qiyi had to fight with a training plane even if he did not have a combat plane.
The ending can be imagined, Wu Qiyi's training plane was shot down, and four bullets hit Wu Qiyi's buttocks, and this injury left him disabled.
Because of his status as a second-class and third-class disabled soldier, he temporarily bid farewell to the front line of the Air Force, but he did not give up.
In 1943, after rehabilitation and study, Wu Qiyi appeared on the combat list of the Flying Tigers again.
The American combat planes, coupled with Wu Qiyi's personal combat experience, made him play a great role in the operation against the Japanese army.
In 800 hours of airtime, he shot down 9 Japanese planes and won 4 Kuomintang's highest Air Force Medal of Honor.
However, behind the honor, there was a bloody sacrifice, more than half of the 81 students were sacrificed, only 32 survived, and the remaining 49 warriors were all left in the sky.
After the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Qiyi did not follow the pace of Chiang Kai-shek's civil war, but chose to avoid Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement and went to the United States Military Academy at West Point to continue his studies.
Even after returning to China, Wu Qiyi did not stay in Taiwan for long, and returned to Beijing through Hong Kong.
In Beijing, he first worked as an instructor in the army, but fate played a big joke on him.
In 1950, during the political trial, Wu Qiyi was beaten as a spy because of his experience in the Kuomintang army, and began 24 years in prison.
In 1974, Wu Qiyi finally ushered in the day of being released from prison, but being released from prison did not mean happiness, he could only rely on his disabled legs to pedal a tricycle to maintain his livelihood.
Time passed peacefully for 6 years, and Wu Qiyi finally ushered in rehabilitation in 1980, and his personal reputation was recognized by the state.
In 2005, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Qiyi also received a commemorative medal.
In 2010, the old man's 92-year-old life also came to an end, and before he died, he also went to Yue Fei's grave to cry about what happened to him.
Although the old hero is gone, his spirit has always shone on every Chinese.
History will not forget his dedication and sacrifice.