Long Qiming's Important Event

194165438+On the morning of February 8, the Japanese slave army began to attack Hong Kong at the same time as the Pearl Harbor incident. On Christmas Day, February 25th, 65438, Hong Kong fell. At that time, Long had just studied at the Hong Kong Government Polytechnic for one year. My father's job is gone, and my college career is over here. 1June, 942, he and two other students fled to Macao. Later, they heard that in Guilin, the rear area, Guangxi University accepted overseas Chinese students to attend school free of charge, so they decided to go to Guilin. At that time, Guilin was called "Little Hong Kong", and there were many Hong Kong refugees everywhere. Guangxi University happens to have a holiday. To their disappointment, the school doesn't accept free overseas Chinese students at all. Long Qi Ming had to wander aimlessly in Guilin with his friends. However, the fate of the dragon has changed in casual wandering. "We saw the advertisement of the China Aviation Commission to recruit' Air Force students studying in the United States', asking universities, not necessarily graduating from universities, and signed up and paid the registration fee for 400 yuan." In the next exam, Long Qiming felt relaxed about math, physics and English, but the last line of "party righteousness" stumped him. "Party righteousness is now equivalent to politics, and things like the Three People's Principles are tested. We have never been exposed to these when we were in Hong Kong, so we can't answer them at all. The invigilator kicked me out of the examination room on the spot. " I thought it was hopeless. I didn't expect the admission list to be announced on the day of the "Double Tenth Festival", and all three Hong Kong students were admitted. The next day, Long Qiming went to report for duty. Six days later, the plane took them to Chongqing and landed at Coral Dam Airport. This is his first time to fly.

1June, 943, allied pilots were in short supply due to the tense war. Long only received advanced training in the United States for three months, and then returned to China to participate in actual combat with other 2 1 players. Before that, Long Qiming, a former Hong Kong track and field champion, had been the best in his class. In the junior class in Kunming, the training plan was to fly for 20 hours, but he only flew for 5 hours and 06 minutes, and the coach immediately signed his graduation. In the intermediate class in India, the required flight time is 50 hours, but this time Long Qiming graduated ahead of schedule with 30 hours. Family feuds support Long Qiming's outstanding achievements. His parents were killed by the Japanese slave army in Guiyang on their way to Kunming. His most urgent wish at that time was to fly a fighter plane directly and face the Japanese slave army directly. However, after returning to China, Long Qiming did not enter the fighter group as expected, but was incorporated into the formation of the US Air Force to assist China in carrying out the air mission between China and India and crossing the "hump route". The plane was swayed from side to side by airflow at an altitude of more than 3000 meters, surrounded by snow-capped mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This is the day of 1943, on the "hump route" which is regarded as a journey of death. The Yunnan-Myanmar highway has been cut off by the Japanese slave army, and the materials are extremely scarce. This transportation route was the only "blood vessel" for China to receive foreign aid at that time. Long Qiming, just 20 years old, is too young to bear such a heavy responsibility. However, after three months of advanced training at Thunderbird Base in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, he has become the darling of China's army. At that time, there was no air pressurization equipment in the plane, and the cabin was cold and oxygen-deficient. However, the extremely tense flight soaked the underwear with sweat, and the sweat on his face suddenly became frost. Suddenly, a high mountain flashed straight ahead. Long Qiming yanked the joystick, but the plane just couldn't climb up. Long Qi Ming asked Captain Lei Ensi to give him a hand, but the plane still couldn't get on, and it was about to hit a mountain! The plane is 600 meters away from the hillside ahead, but Lei Ensi is still smiling. Long Qiming said in despair, what are you laughing at? We'll all die. Unexpectedly, at the last minute, Lei Ensi slammed on the joystick. With the help of the airflow, the plane climbed up and rushed out of the mountain pass.

Sixty-two years later, in his home next to the small garden in Innovation Village, Dadukou, Chongqing, Long is still worried about the past. He flew over the "hump route" for 2 100 hours. The flight route of the hump route is fluctuating, and each flight may be the "last time". Long Qi Ming's air force career began here.

Thrilling hump route

Hump route is the most thrilling flight route in human history, with an average accident rate of over 80%.

At that time, Long Qiming and 1 ~ 3 different American pilots formed a group. They take off from Kunming Wujiaba Airport every day, cross the "Hump" to arrive at Dinjan or Brouca Assam, and then return through the "Hump" for about 6 hours. On this route, when the transport plane flies over the peaks of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, it can't reach the necessary height, so it can only cross the canyon on foot, and the flight route fluctuates like a hump. In addition, aircraft often have strong airflow changes, and it is difficult to find a flat land that can be forced to land in an accident. Even if the pilot parachuted, it was difficult for him to survive because he fell into a deserted jungle. Many American pilots call this line "the journey of death" and "the journey of widows". "Before each flight, they solemnly drew a cross on their chest to show their prayers, and then checked the plane very carefully and repeatedly checked the preparations of the crew members. They all know that every flight may be the' last time', but they will never allow their lives to be bet on unnecessary work mistakes. "

Almost every voyage, planes collide at the hump. Before taking off, the comrades I saw in the canteen probably disappeared at night. The day before, everyone was still drinking and partying together, laughing and laughing, and the next day, someone left forever, separated by people and days.

On this route, the US military lost more than 1500 aircraft and nearly 3,000 excellent pilots, with a loss rate of over 80%. China Airlines, which accumulated 100 transport planes, lost 48 planes and sacrificed 168 pilots, with a total loss rate of over 50%, but the actual loss rate was higher.

A drop of gasoline and a drop of blood.

At that time, it was said that "a drop of gasoline is a drop of blood", but if the accident rate of hump route is as high as 80%, gasoline is more expensive than human life. For precious war materials, Chinese and American pilots flew over the hump route by suicide, regardless of safety.

When I went to India to load oil, I was bombarded by the Japanese slave army. At the moment I touched the ground, the plane's fuel gauge pointer just pointed to 0. 1.943, which was the most difficult year of the Anti-Japanese War. Because foreign aid channels are basically cut off, domestic materials are extremely scarce.

"All the gasoline is brought back by us. A plane carries more than 20 barrels of gasoline. When you fly in, you pack people, and when you come back, you mainly pack gasoline. An airplane requires a load of 3750 kilograms, but it is often overloaded and needs to be loaded to 4 tons. There was an absolute shortage of gasoline at that time. Many cars in Chongqing and Kunming burned charcoal because they didn't have gasoline, and the cars were blackened by charcoal. Only some military vehicles burn gasoline and alcohol. So the slogan at that time was' a drop of gasoline, a drop of blood'. " Long Yuming said. Because gasoline is really tight, even the oil used by the transport plane is within our power. Long Qi Ming's transport plane has eight fuel tanks, with a total fuel consumption of 880 gallons. Under normal circumstances, the fuel consumption per hour is 80 gallons, and it can fly 1 1 hour after being filled with oil. Every time I return to India from Wujiaba, Kunming, the oil used on the road is calculated just right, and the excess oil is pumped away. "Every time I come back from India with a full tank of oil, I use 300 gallons on the way, leaving 580 gallons; Back from Kunming, there are only 400 gallons left. When the weather is good, it can fly in more than 2 hours. " But in fact, it is not always so lucky. "I once pumped a lot of oil from the plane in Kunming. But when I arrived at the Indian airport, the tower said that the airport was being bombed by the Japanese army and issued instructions not to let me land. The transport plane has no resistance, and the only way is to escape. Assam province in northern India is full of tea gardens with flat terrain. The plane circled over the tea garden, flying lower and lower, watching the oil run out! I am going to risk a forced landing. " At this critical moment, news came from the tower and the alarm was lifted. Long Qiming pulled up the joystick, but the plane ran out of oil and could not rise. Finally, the plane staggered and landed at the airport. At the moment of touching the ground, the plane's fuel gauge pointer just pointed to 0. After the plane glided by inertia for a certain distance, the ground troops towed the plane to the apron by car.

In view of the preciousness of aircraft, Chinese and American pilots generally do not choose skydiving, especially China pilots prefer to live and die with the aircraft. After many oil shortage accidents, in order to save the plane that may have an accident, the pilot resolutely opposes continuing to pump oil.

Take part in air combat

1in April, 944, after flying on the hump route for 2 100 hours, Long Qi Ming, who can speak fluent English, was transferred to the 1st14th Air Force of the US Air Force led by General Chennault and became the youngest member of the Flying Tigers. "There are six China pilots in the bombing team, but the whole brigade includes hundreds of China people on the ground. Later, every plane was equipped with China people, because in the past, when the plane fell, ordinary people didn't understand the situation and would kill Americans as enemies. The Flying Tigers hung a small flag on the back of each pilot's clothes, which read' Foreigners come to China to fight, please ask the soldiers and civilians to rescue them'. " This piece of silk, which was called "blood" by pilots, helped many American pilots who were forced to parachute because they were lost, accidentally shot down by Japanese slave troops, and was rescued by China soldiers and civilians. After joining the Flying Tigers, Long mainly bombed the targets of Japanese slave troops in Tengchong, Yunnan, Lashu, Anhui and Hankou, Hubei. At that time, the air force of the Japanese slave army was already weak, and Pacific islands such as Guam were occupied by the United States. The Japanese slave bases in Lashio, Michigan and Yangon have almost no counterattack force. Despite this, thrilling battles still happen from time to time. "After our plane flew to a height of 3,000 meters, it dived directly to 200 ~ 300 meters. The Japanese anti-aircraft guns had no time to aim, and they all used machine guns. On that day, I drove the B25 bomber, looked at the base of the Japanese slave army, dived and dropped all the 12 bombs I carried twice. The plane flew very low and I could hear the enemy's machine guns firing. After returning to the base, I found that 14 was shot at the tail. If you hit the fuel tank, it will be over! " Long Qiming said that compared with the Japanese slave army, the US military plane is bigger and more powerful, but it is not flexible to turn around. The fuselage of the plane is a three-splint, and there are steel plates on the back and sides of the seat. Americans are more advanced in technology, and there is a protective layer outside the fuel tank, so bullets can't penetrate. Protecting pilots and advocating expensive people in the United States are inseparable. Americans often say that "10 planes are worth a pilot."

The life of the Flying Tigers is full and tense. One day, the players were taking a bath when the alarm suddenly sounded. Long Qiming and them immediately rushed out-not to escape, but to carry parachutes and strive to be the first to jump on the plane and fight the Japanese slave army. At that moment, everyone had no time to get dressed and went to the battlefield naked. Long Qiming said that for every member of the Flying Tigers, the greatest happiness is to hit the target of the Japanese slave army. Every time they succeed, those honest American comrades-in-arms will excitedly shout "hit the target!" Hit the target! (Hit the target) "They all laugh like children and fly the plane.

On August 25th, 1945, the captains of "Brilliant Apex" and "Flying Tigers" landed in Wuhan on the first plane to accept the surrender of the Japanese slave army. 1945 In July, on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chennault and his American comrades left China for the United States, and thousands of Chongqing people spontaneously came to see Chennault and the Flying Tigers off. Everyone carried the sedan chair and tossed it several times. A China ground crew member who followed the Flying Tigers for many years said: No foreigner has won the hearts of China people so much since Kyle Poirot. Long Qiming will never forget the hundreds of days and nights in the Flying Tigers that were tragic and full of fighting pride. He regarded this experience as the "first glory" of life. This time, glory reached its peak on August 25th. 1945. On that day, Long and Major Hill, the captain of the Flying Tigers, took off from Liangshan, Sichuan, landed in Wuhan and accepted the surrender of the Japanese slave army. "At that time, although the slave owners had surrendered, the slave owners' army in Wuhan refused to admit that the slave owners' soldiers surrounded us with guns at 1 1. The slave army said that they would not surrender to the United States, but only to China. "

Long Qiming told the Japanese slaves that the allies included China, Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, and the allies were ordered by the commander-in-chief to accept the surrender of the Japanese slaves. At this time, after asking for instructions, the Japanese slave faded and surrendered. At the end of September, Long and his comrades arrested Japanese slaves and paraded the streets, just like the Japanese slave army paraded the streets in China. At this moment, Long Qiming felt very comfortable and happy. Long Qiming began to get sick on July 7, 20 14. At that time, because of pneumothorax, minimally invasive surgery was performed in Chongqing Iron and Steel General Hospital. After that, he never recovered and had to be hospitalized twice.

On September 6th, 20 14, Long Lao was transferred from Chongqing Iron and Steel General Hospital to the First Hospital of Critical Care because of his serious illness. Sharp, the doctor in charge of Long Qiming, said that Long Lao's lung infection is serious and may cause respiratory failure, septic shock and multiple organ failure at any time. "We are doing our best to give him anti-infection treatment."

On October 201April 8/KLOC-0, Long was being treated in the First Hospital of Heavy Medicine.

At noon on September 2, 20 14, the hospital issued a critical notice.

20 14 On September 25th, 9 1 year-old Long Qiming was the only surviving member of China Flying Tigers. On the morning of September 25th, 2004, the family members of Long issued a statement saying that "the treatment of Long Lao urgently needs outside help" was untrue, which caused some misunderstandings in the society. They have the ability to solve the cost of treatment for the elderly. Long Qiming's family also said that they would no longer accept donations. All the donations received before will be used for the medical expenses of Long Lao, and if there is any remaining money, all will be used to help other anti-Japanese war veterans. Listen to the dragon and say yes, eldest daughter-in-law.

Long's eldest daughter-in-law: Because we have never appealed for social donations. We've been enduring it ourselves. Including nutrition. Medical expenses. Except for the part insured by the state. After the report came out. Objectively put pressure on children. So the donation is over. 20 14, 12 Long Yulan, the daughter of Long, introduced that her father received donations from caring people from all walks of life during his illness, and his family decided to transfer 60,000 yuan of the donations to the charity fund for caring for anti-Japanese war veterans of China Social Assistance Foundation, which was used to buy 200 winter clothes and distribute them to anti-Japanese war veterans in difficulty. The rest of the money will still be used for other actions to care for anti-Japanese war veterans, which is also my father's wish.

In addition, Dragon's children donated some of their father's relics to Chongqing Flying Tigers Exhibition Hall, including Dragon's flight log, China Airlines pass, photos, calligraphy and painting, clothes and so on.