Wu Faxian

Wu Faxian (Chinese: 吴法宪; 1915–2004) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army. In 1930 he became a soldier of Chinese Red Army, two years later he joined the Communist Party of China. He participated in five Counter-Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign and Pingjin Campaign.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Faxian
吴法宪
Wu Faxian in 1955
2nd Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office 1965–1971
Preceded by	Liu Yalou
Succeeded by	Ma Ning (vacant until 1973)
2nd Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force
In office 1957–1965
Preceded by	Xiao Hua
Succeeded by	Yu Lijin
Personal details
Born	(1915-08-25)25 August 1915 Yongfeng County, Jiangxi, China
Died	October 17, 2004(2004-10-17) (aged 89) Jinan, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	Chinese Red Army People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	1930–1971
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War

In 1955 he was granted the military rank of lieutenant general. Wu was a subordinate of Lin Biao, in 1965 he became the commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force. In 1981 he was declared guilty as a member of the Lin Biao group and sentenced to 17 years in prison.[1]

References

1. 《中国大百科全书》总编委会编. 中国大百科全书 23. 北京市：中国大百科全书出版社, 2009.03. ISBN 9787500079583. p.476.