Wu Faxian | |
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吴法宪 | |
 Wu Faxian in 1955 | |
| 2nd Commander of thePLA Air Force | |
| In office May 1965 – September 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Yalou |
| Succeeded by | Ma Ning(vacant until 1973) |
| 2ndPolitical Commissar of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office 1957–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Xiao Hua |
| Succeeded by | Yu Lijin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1915-08-25)25 August 1915 Yongfeng County,Jiangxi,China |
| Died | October 17, 2004(2004-10-17) (aged 89) Jinan,Shandong, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  China |
| Branch/service | Chinese Red Army People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1930–1971 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War |
Wu Faxian (Chinese:吴法宪; 1915–2004) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary andlieutenant general of thePeople's Liberation Army. In 1930 he became a soldier ofChinese Red Army, two years later he joined theChinese Communist Party. He participated infive Counter-Encirclement Campaigns,Long March,Battle of Pingxingguan,Liaoshen Campaign andPingjin Campaign.
In 1955 he was granted the military rank oflieutenant general. Wu was a subordinate ofLin Biao, in 1965 he became the commander ofPeople's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). After thefailed coup by Lin Biao supporters, Wu was imprisoned as part of the post-Lin purges. In 1973, he was stripped of all titles and Party membership. In 1981 he was declared guilty as a member of the Lin Biao group and sentenced to 17 years in prison. However, due to good behavior and his past meritorious service, as well as ailing health, he was released later the same year when he was given a house, car and a monthly pension as his party membership and titles were restored. He was given a state funeral when he died in 2004 which was attended by many former subordinates as well as representatives from the PLA.[1]
During theCultural Revolution, Wu's closeness with Lin Biao resulted in suspicions among Chinese leadership as to the political loyalties of the PLAAF.[2]: 182
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