Lin Hu | |
|---|---|
林虎 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lin_Hu_1949.jpg) Lin Hu in 1949, before the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China | |
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office 1985–1994 Serving with Li Yongtai, Liu Zhitian | |
| Commanders | Wang Hai, Cao Shuangming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1927 Harbin, Heilongjiang, Republic of China |
| Died | 3 March 2018 (aged 90) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Northeast China Democratic United Army Aviation School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  Eighth Route Army People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938–1994 |
| Rank | &sq=&lang=&file=File:PLALtGeneral_r.png){kind=small} Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War, Second Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Lin Hu (Chinese: 林虎; pinyin: Lín Hǔ; 26 December 1927 – 3 March 2018) was a Chinese aviator, fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Born to a Russian mother and a Chinese father, he was orphaned at a young age. Lin joined the Eighth Route Army to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War before he turned 11. After the Second World War, he was trained as a fighter pilot and fought in the Korean War and the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. He served as deputy commander of the PLA Air Force from 1985 to 1994 and attained the rank of lieutenant general in 1988.