Chen Hsing-ling
Chen Hsing-ling | |
|---|---|
陳燊齡 | |
Republic of China | |
| In office 5 December 1989 – 4 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hau Pei-tsun |
| Succeeded by | Liu Ho-chien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1924 Republic of China |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Republic of China Air Force |
| Battles/wars | |
Chen Hsing-ling (
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]
References
- ^ Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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