Chen Hsing-ling explained

Chen Hsing-ling
Native Name:陳燊齡
Native Name Lang:zh
Office1:Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China
Term Start1:5 December 1989
Term End1:4 December 1991
Predecessor1:Hau Pei-tsun
Successor1:Liu Ho-chien
Birth Date:9 August 1924
Birth Place:Peking, China
Death Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality:Republic of China
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Branch: Republic of China Air Force
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Chen Hsing-ling (; 1924 – 9 February 2017) was a Taiwanese air force general officer and pilot. He served as the Commander in Chief of the Republic of China Air Force in Taiwan from 1986 to 1989 and the Chief of General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces from 1989 until 1991.[1]

Born in Beijing, Republic of China in 1924, Chen Hsing-ling served as a fighter pilot during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).[1] He then fought for ROC military during the Chinese Civil War from 1946 to 1949.[1] In the 1950s, Chen was selected as one of the first Taiwanese (ROC) military pilots to travel to the United States to receive Republic F-84 flight training.[1]

Chen Hsing-ling died in Taipei on 9 February 2017, at the age of 92.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hsin-hui . Lu. Former head of ROC Air Force Chen Hsing-ling dies . . 2017-02-09 . 2017-03-04.