中國首位女性J10飛行員在飛行事故中死亡大綱

China’s first female pilot of J-10 fighter jets dies in an air accident

中國首位女性J10駕駛員在飛行事故中死亡

China’s first female pilot of a J-10fighter jet died in a flying accident on Saturday, the day after China ’s airforce day, the Sichuan Communist Youth League reported on social media.

中國首位女性J-10噴氣式戰鬥機飛行員在週六的一場飛行事故中死亡，這天是中國空軍成立紀念日，這則消息由四川共青團發佈於社交媒體。

Yu Xu, 30, who was born in Chengdu, thecapital of Sichuan, was a member of the August 1st aerobatics team of thePeople’s Liberation Army’s air force. She was one of few female pilots whocould fly domestically made fighter jets.

餘旭，30歲，出生於四川省首府成都，是中國人民解放軍空軍81特技飛行隊的成員。她是中國國內少數能飛噴氣式戰鬥機的女性飛行員。

According to mainland media reports, Yu’splane plunged to the ground after an unspecified accident, and she was unableto eject in time. The incident occurred in Hebei province.

根據中國大陸媒體報道，餘旭的飛機在不明事故發生後衝向了地面，然而她未能及時彈射脫離。這場事故出現在河北省

The reports said Yu was flying with a malepilot, who was able to eject but was injured.

報道稱，餘旭是和一位男性飛行員一起駕駛的，這位男性飛行員及時的彈射逃生，但是也受傷了。

Yu applied to become a pilot in the airforce in 2005 and, four years later, became one of China’s first 16 femalepilots of fighter jets, according to Xinhua News Agency.

據新華社報道，餘旭在2005年申請成爲一名空軍飛行員，4年後，她成爲了首批16名女性噴氣式戰鬥機飛行員。

The aerobatics team participated in AirshowChina in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, earlier this month.

她所在的特技表演隊在本月初在中國廣東珠海蔘加了航展。

The aerobatics team was founded in 1962 andnamed after the founding date of the PLA. It’s based at Yangcun Air Force Basenear the city of Tianjin, home to the 24th fighter division.

這個特技表演隊成立於1962年，以中國人民解放軍的建軍日命名。它駐紮在天津附件的楊村空軍基地，隸屬於空軍24師。

Besides the August 1st team, China has twoother aerobatic demonstration teams, Sky Wing and Red Falcon, which were bothfounded in 2011.

除了81飛行特技表演隊，中國還有其它兩隻特技飛行隊伍，紅鷹和天之翼，它們都成立於2011年。

This year is the 67th anniversary of theair force, which was set up on November 11, 1949.

中國空軍成立於1949年11月11日，今年是其67週年。