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data for: F-8 fighter military air patrols

our reporter Li Jianwen

6:30 this morning, reporters followed the Second Squadron air force regiment 11 maintenance officers and men, the top the cold wind and ran to the airport.

airport tarmac, 5 perform combat duty, hanging bomb aircraft lined up beside the machine has more than 10 busy. Squadron leader Duyun Long told reporters: “They are responsible for combat duty in the airport mission squadron officers and men, New Year’s Eve is spent in the tower command post. Under normal circumstances once a month for classes, special time is also spent 3 months is not uncommon today has missions in the rest part of the company to participate in maintenance men have to protect. “

5 aircraft, the first two is to launch the implementation of police patrol missions, the latter two frame is the case of the “enemy” situation off the follow-up operations, and the other is a backup fighter aircraft.

Du squadron leader with the order, protection of on-site maintenance busy. Power cars, oxygenation cars, air-conditioned cars, fuel trucks in turn activated. Mechanics, ordnance division, special division, electronics division, fire control division in place, start the aircraft before takeoff check.

scene of high-tech military commander, told reporters: “ground maintenance is a need for special patient and painstaking work, the various components of the aircraft before take-off a check can not be missed. For us, no 8 hour working system, but all-weather standby, ready to do the aircraft before take-off to prepare. “

TANG Yong, a professional in the machinery of direct recruit non-commissioned officers, are carefully cleaning the aircraft exterior, cockpit, landing gear compartment , inlet. Although the army was more than a year, but he has a deep maintenance work to understand: “State Property crew hand holding, hand holding the lives of his comrades, we are fighters in the ‘patron saint’.”

8, the five aircraft to complete a pre-maintenance preparation. More than 20 maintenance officers and men dressed back frost tower command post, the first Dayton Tiger started to eat breakfast. Because it is Chinese New Year, the station prepared a wealth of side dishes, as well as dumplings. Maintenance officers and men spend more, feel a deep sense of the Chinese New Year atmosphere.

9 时 03 points, fighting alarm sounding. More than 20 maintenance men and Yangyin Ping, Zhang Qinghai and other four pilots quickly toward the battle from the tower position.

“Take off!” 9:13, Zhang Ming, deputy head of the tower commander gave the order, issued two warplanes roar like a tiger, skidded off the runway, piercing the sky.

head looking at the blue sky on the two wings of the “Eagle”, the division chief of staff, the flight attendant Nan Yi Road, Hongxing hearts of pride, as improvised poem: “Beyond the Great Wall wind tight, since the cloud smoke, iron wing glory in, array Yanmenguan. “(February 14, Datong newspaper Xinhua)