About Chen Hsing-ling
Lived 1924 – 2017 (aged 92). Chen Hsing-ling was a Taiwanese and Chinese military personnel.
Chen Hsing-ling (; 1924 – 9 February 2017) was a Taiwanese air force general officer and pilot. He served as the Commander in Chief of the Republic of China Air Force in Taiwan from 1986 to 1989 and the Chief of General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces from 1989 until 1991.
Born in Beijing, Republic of China in 1924, Chen Hsing-ling served as a fighter pilot during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). He then fought for ROC military during the Chinese Civil War from 1946 to 1949. In the 1950s, Chen was selected as one of the first Taiwanese (ROC) military pilots to travel to the United States to receive Republic F-84 flight training.
Chen Hsing-ling died in Taipei on 9 February 2017, at the age of 92.
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Who was Chen Hsing-ling?
Republic of China military officer and pilot
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Chen Hsing-ling was born on 9 August 1924 in Beijing.
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Chen Hsing-ling died on 9 February 2017 in Taipei.
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Chen Hsing-ling was a military personnel.
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Chen Hsing-ling was Taiwanese and Chinese.
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