Zhang Tingfa | |
|---|---|
张廷发 | |
 Zhang Tingfa in 1955 | |
| 4th Commander of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office April 1977 – July 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Ma Ning |
| Succeeded by | Wang Hai |
| 6th Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office October 1975 – April 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Fu Chuanzuo |
| Succeeded by | Gao Houliang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1918 Sha County, Fujian, China |
| Died | 25 March 2010 (aged 91) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933–85 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War Sino-Vietnamese War |
Zhang Tingfa (Chinese: 张廷发; 9 April 1918 – 25 March 2010) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and a major general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as Political Commissar and Commander of the PLAAF, and was a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC). He also served two terms as a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, before retiring in 1985. He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and the Korean War, and commanded the Chinese Air Force during the Sino-Vietnamese War.