Yao Xian | |
|---|---|
耀先 | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Yao_Xian_3.jpg) Yao Xian during the Korean War | |
| Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force | |
| In office 1990 – January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Yudi |
| Succeeded by | Lin Jigui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wei Yaoxian 27 April 1927 Yutian County, Hebei, China |
| Died | 3 March 2018 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse | Mao Yufang |
| Alma mater | Northeast People's Liberation Army Aviation School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1993 |
| Rank | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:PLALtGeneral_r.png){kind=small} Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War |
Yao Xian (Chinese: 耀先; 27 April 1927 – 3 March 2018) was a Chinese fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Korean War, and later served as Deputy Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region Air Force and then concurrently as Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force and Deputy Commander of the Beijing MR.