Xu Junbao, former chief of staff of Jikong, died and repeatedly carried out the task of "sampling" after the atomic bomb explosion

Xu Junbao The picture comes from the WeChat public account Zhangjiagang Archives

The surging news reporter learned from authoritative sources that Xu Junbao, former chief of staff of the Air Force of the Jinan Military Region (who is serving in the military), died in Jinan on July 8, 2017 due to illness at the age of 80.

According to the public resume, Xu Junbao was born in 1937, a native of Jiangsu, joined the army in July 1956, joined the party in June 1960, and successively served as a cadet, pilot, deputy squadron leader, deputy brigade leader, regiment commander, deputy division commander and acting division commander of a certain aviation division, and former deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of the air force of the Jinan Military Region.

Xu Junbao was awarded the rank of Major General in the Air Force in September 1988.

According to the Zhangjiagang Archives Information Network, Xu Junbao is a special pilot of our army. From 1960 to 1974, Xu Junbao led the team to carry out "sampling" tasks after the atomic bomb explosion several times.

In addition, Xu Junbao also carried out territorial air defense patrols many times, and was awarded the third class merit three times and the second class merit once. In May 1982, Xu Junbao's flying independent brigade flew safely for 31 consecutive years, and was named "Flight Safety Red Flag Independent Brigade" by the Central Military Commission, and won the collective first class merit.

Xu Junbao's book "Several Problems in Air Force Night Combat under High-Tech Conditions" won the second prize for military academic research achievements of the Air Force.