Louie Yim-qun

Lei Yanjun
Family photograph of "Clifford" Louie Yim-qun
Native name
雷炎均
Birth nameClifford Louie Yim-qun (Chinese: 雷炎均)
Nickname(s)Clifford "Long-Legged" Louie
Born1914
Seattle, Washington, United States
DiedOctober 19, 1999(1999-10-19) (aged 84–85)
Taiwan, ROC
Allegiance Republic of China
 United States of America
Service / branch Republic of China Air Force
Years of service1933–74
RankLieutenant General
Unit28th PS/5th PG
Commands28h PS/5th PG
Battles / warsWar of Resistance/WWII
Spouse(s)Hazel Ying Lee (李月英) 
Pearl Lowe

"Clifford" Louie Yim-qun (Chinese: 雷炎均; Jyutping: leoi4 jim4 gwan1; pinyin: Léi Yánjūn; Taishanese: lui3 yiam5 gun1; 1914–1999), also known as Louie Yen-chung (Chinese: 燕中; pinyin: Yànzhōng), was a Chinese-American pilot and military officer in the Republic of China. Louie's father was from Taishan county, Guangdong, China, but Louie was born in Seattle, Washington. He obtained a private pilot's license at the Portland Flying School, Oregon, and went to China in 1933. One of the other pilots in Portland was Hazel Ying Lee, who later became his wife. She was the first Chinese American to volunteer for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Louie died in 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan.