be able to defeat the Volunteer Air Force with rich practical experience? History has given the US military answers and lessons, which is impossible. A volunteer pilot with only 200 hours of flying time successfully killed George Andrew Davis, the "ace of ace" of the US Air Force with 3000 hours of flying time.
This person who made history and war records was Zhang Jihui, and later the deputy commander of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Let's take a look at his opponent George Andrew Davis first.
George Andrew Davis was born on December 1, 1920 in Dublin, Texas. He joined the U.S. Air Force in World War II. He participated in 266 combat flights and shot down 7 enemy aircraft. He was called by the U.S. government at the time. As the "air hero".
After World War II, Davis received training as a jet fighter and was a member of the US Air Force’s "Air Dance Team".
In October 1951, Davis was transferred to North Korea to join the war and served as the commander of the 334th Squadron of the Fourth Fighter Wing of the Fifth Air Force. He played 60 times in a few months and shot down 14 aircraft. He was hailed as the "US military record on the Korean battlefield". The highest ace pilot".
US Far East Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Willan called him "Davis, who has never tire of fighting." US Air Force Chief of Staff General Vandenberg also sent two congratulations from the Pentagon. Davis at the time was a myth in the US Air Force, a legend and a hero.
Let's take a look at Zhang Jihui at the time. He was a pilot who was completely a monk. In 1945, Zhang Jihui joined the Eighth Route Army and joined the Communist Party of China. In 1951, he participated in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's entry into the DPRK and served as the 3rd Brigade of the 12th Regiment of the 4th Division of the Volunteer Air Force.
look at that aerial battle again!
On February 10, 1952, an air battle took place near Junyuli. Twelve MiG-15s mixed by the Chinese and Soviet air forces were preparing to intercept a group of F-84 fighter-bombers that were about to bomb the local bridge. Suddenly they were hit by two F-86 "Sabre" fighter attack. The first two raids of the
Sabre stabbed two MiG-15s, but the third attack was surrounded by other MiGs, and the two Sabres were shot down. The "Sabre"-style long plane was the ace Major Davis with the highest record of the US military at the time. His life's air combat record was finally fixed at 21.
According to Chinese data records, Zhang Jihui first discovered the distant US aircraft, and then reported to the lead aircraft, dropped the auxiliary fuel tank, quickly climbed up to occupy the position, and prepared to attack. After losing the target, he increased the throttle to catch up with the fleet and continued to search for the target. When entering the airspace between Taichuan and Naqingting, Davis was found, and Zhang Jihui immediately went into battle. The eight planes led by
Davis swiftly turned right and attacked after the twin tails of Zhang Jihui. Zhang Jihui's two planes immediately turned right and went up, when the US plane flew into the air and bit Davis's landline. Davis relied on excellent flying skills and tried to get rid of it.
Zhang Jihui and Shan Zhiyu clung to them, and quickly approached the distance of the gun. Zhang Jihui missed the first shot. When he continued to chase to 600 meters, he pressed the button for the second time, and the three shots fired all at once, hitting him.
After Davis was shot down, his wingman, Litfield, received a great deal of condemnation. Many senior U.S. Air Force officials believed that he did not fulfill his wingman duties to protect Davis’s rear. He made MiGs because of his mistakes. The attack was successful.
If there were other Sabre planes at the time, the wingman might not have to bear such a big responsibility and would not bear such a big pressure. In fact, the real reason is that the U.S. Air Force needs a scapegoat. Davis represents the U.S. Air Force at that time. His easy shooting down will profoundly affect the fighting will of the U.S. Air Force pilots.
is indeed the case. When the U.S. Air Force pilot learned of the death of Davis, his will to fight was greatly tested, and he was war-weary. Litfeld became the only scapegoat.
Davis died in that aerial battle, and Zhang Jihui's brilliant life has just begun. Under the continuous efforts of Comrade Zhang Jihui, he experienced the positions of deputy commander and commander of the Air Force of the Volunteer Army. Later, in May 1973, Zhang Jihui served as the deputy commander of the Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
