In his five years in the army, he participated in the shooting down of the "U-2" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft twice. After he was discharged from the army, he strictly observed state secrets for 37 years. No matter how difficult his life was, he did not ask the organizat

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In his five years in the army, he participated in the shooting down of the

CCTV News: "Obsolute loyalty to the party is every soldier", Wu Hongfu 's words are sonorous, and his dark face is full of traces of time. Recently, he won the "heavyweight" award for retired soldiers.

In the five years of his tenure in the army, he participated in the shooting down of the "U-2" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft twice. After he was discharged from the army, he strictly observed state secrets for 37 years. No matter how difficult his life was, he did not ask the organization for any treatment and always maintained the true nature and original intention of a soldier.

accurate calculations, shooting down the enemy's "U-2" reconnaissance aircraft twice

In December 1959, 18-year-old Wu Hongfu signed up to join the army. Not long after, Wu Hongfu, who had a junior high school education, was selected as the first generation of " missile soldiers " in New China.

On September 9, 1962, a "U-2" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft flew over Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province and entered the firepower range of the Second Battalion where Wu Hongfu was located at 8:32.

"Can you shoot down!" Wu Hongfu, who was responsible for the missile launch map, quickly marked the aircraft's tracks and uploaded the parameters to the command center.

Then, three white flowers flashed out of the sky, and the explosion of "bang! bang! bang!" came.

"U-2" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by our army for the first time! Wu Hongfu also won the "Advanced Promotion" reward for this mission.

"After shooting down the 'U-2' high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft for the first time, it will be much more difficult to successfully shoot down." Wu Hongfu said. The enemy installed an early warning device against surface-to-air missile on the plane - "System 12". When the local air missile force turned on the guided radar antenna to capture the target aircraft, the enemy's early warning device would automatically alarm. Since then, the "U-2" bypassed the firepower network of the surface-to-air missile battalion many times. "This also means that if you want to shoot down the aircraft, the graphing technology requirements are higher."

According to scientific theory, it takes at least 18 seconds to accurately send all parameters to the guidance technician. However, in response to the new situation, the Air Force surface-to-air missile force specially designed a "near-fast tactic" to compress the parameter calculation time from the previous 18 seconds to 8 seconds.

In his five years in the army, he participated in the shooting down of the

Wu Hongfu and his comrades seized all the time to simulate training.

In order to compress the data and calculate the time, Wu Hongfu memorized all the more than 100 commonly used data such as the aircraft's flight altitude and route distance, and carried out the "view, calculation and reporting" simultaneously. Once the air information is obtained, the enemy plane route can be accurately displayed on the map board.

All of this takes only 3 seconds.

In November 1963, over Shangrao, Jiangxi, Wu Hongfu and his comrades once again captured the traces of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft . But when the enemy plane is 39 kilometers away from the position, the radar suddenly loses its target. According to the speed and course of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, Wu Hongfu accurately calculated the distance and orientation of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, quickly marked and reported: "Three shots will be hit by one!" After the loud bang, the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down again.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense awarded Wu Hongfu and others first-class merits and all officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion. The Second Battalion was also awarded the honorary title of "Hero Camp".

On July 23, 1964, Wu Hongfu and his missile battalion were cordially received by the leaders of the party and state such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De in the Great Hall of the People, and took a group photo. This group photo has been hanging on the wall of Wu Hongfu's living room. "This is my most precious treasure," said Wu Hongfu.

Keep the secret strictly, "self-sealed" for 37 years

In February 1965, Wu Hongfu retired.

Wu Hongfu will never forget his five-year military career. Before leaving, the battalion commander ordered them to do "two cannots" after returning home: they should not disclose state secrets, and they should not make any comments because the local government has not arranged or the treatment is poor.

"Ask me if I can do it, I said yes, and I guarantee it." Wu Hongfu said.

After returning to his hometown in Huaiwo Village, Wu Hongfu put away his meritorious service certificate and carried a hoe to become a farmer again. In order to strictly keep the state secrets, Wu Hongfu "sealed" this glorious period.

Some neighbors and relatives around him know that he has participated in the army, but no one knows what kind of soldiers he has served as or what kind of war he has fought; his family has received good news for his contributions, but he never explains the reasons for his contributions. In Wu Hongfu's view, fighting in a war is the same as working in a worker and growing grain by farmers.

In his five years in the army, he participated in the shooting down of the

Wu Hongfu's wife Liu Huiwen was curious about his experience, "Ask him what he was doing in the army, and he said he kept it confidential, and no one at home could ask, so he stopped asking later."

It was not until June 2002 that Wu Hongfu accidentally saw the old battalion commander Yue Zhenhua telling the battle of shooting down the "U-2" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in a military magazine that he realized that the confidentiality period had long passed, so he confessed to his family. At this time, it had been 37 years since Wu Hongfu retired from the army.

After the villagers learned about Wu Hongfu's heroic deeds in the U-2 reconnaissance plane, people often advised him: holding a certificate of meritorious service, finding someone, arranging a job for his children, can also improve family conditions, digging food in the soil, when will he be the first?

"We are farmers, and it is not embarrassing to make a living by farming!" To this day, Wu Hongfu still lives a simple life. The dish he and his wife ate the most was pickles. The T-shirt he wore was a souvenir issued by the county People's Armed Forces Department.

In July 2014, the sitcom "Loyalty" adapted from Wu Hongfu's real story was performed in the former Air Force's surface-to-air missile force. At the end of the scene drama, Wu Hongfu walked onto the stage and presented a solemn military salute to his former old comrades and young officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion. For a moment, the audience stood up, and there were neat military salutes on and off the stage...

The first half of his life was a hero, and the second half of his life was a hero

In the eyes of the villagers of Huaiwo Village, Wu Hongfu was enthusiastic and kind, and always took the lead in supporting and responding to the work in the village.

In the early 1990s, the village collective planned to transfer the idle sand nests in the village to carry out special planting. Because they do not understand land transfer, most villagers are waiting and watching and no one signs a contract.

Wu Hongfu was the first to stand up. "This is a good thing, I support it." He also did ideological work for everyone: "We can't grow golden eggs in our hands, and they will be transferred to the cooperative for operation. We will take bonuses every year and will not lose."

When we saw that there were any potholes on the road, Wu Hongfu would bring cinders and shovels and fill them silently. "People throw garbage at the intersection of the west village all year round, so Wu Hongfu took the initiative to "contract" the sanitation at the west entrance of the village and clean it every day, and it has been ongoing for two years." said Yang Jianwen, secretary of the village party branch.

In 2011, Wu Hongfu was rated as "Guangzong Good People"; in 2012, he was rated as " Xingtai Good People".

"As a soldier, if you have the ability, you will do something good for the people. I have not done enough. I am still far from perfection." Wu Hongfu said.

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