Death of Li Jianying
Li Jianying (; May 1964 – November 4, 2006) was a People's Liberation Army Air Force pilot. Li chose to sacrifice himself in a crash landing rather than bail out and leave his plane to possibly plow into a village.Li was born in Zhengzhou, Henan in 1964. He was known for his toughness and work ethic. He joined the army in 1982, and was a colonel and first-class pilot before his death. During his 22-year flying career, Li flew 5,003 times registering 2,389 hours of safe flights, and was awarded third- and second-class honors.
On November 14, 2006, Li Jianying was flying over an area containing seven villages, 814 households, an express toll station and a tile workshop when his fighter jet ran into a flock of pigeons. His jet had over 800 liters of aviation oil, more than 120 shells, a rocket, and explosive oxygen cylinders. Li knew that if he ejected, the jet would go out of control and possibly kill people. He radioed in that he was going to attempt a forced landing. He tried to set down on a river bank, but his jet exploded on impact and he was killed.
He was posthumously awarded a first-class merit and a gold medal for pilots, the highest honor for a pilot. In 2008, he was tied for first place in ''CCTV'''s "China's 10 Most Moving People of 2007" award. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Wu, Danyang, Zhao, Shuyun, Li, Jianying, Wang, WukeGet access
Published in International Journal of Climatology (2023)
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3by Bian, Yuxuan, Hu, Yaqiong, Li, Mingxin, Li, Jianying, Huang, Mengyu, Ma, XinchengGet access
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science (2023)
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4by Liang, Xilong, Hou, Xue, Li, Jianying, Han, Yiqiang, Zhang, Yuxian, Feng, Naijie, Du, Jidao, Zhang, Wenhui, Zheng, Dianfeng, Fang, ShumeiGet access
Published in BMC Plant Biology (2019)
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