In 1956, David Wei robbed Jiang Weiguo's special plane and returned to the mainland. 32 years later, Jiang Weiguo sent someone to express condolences and said he did not hate him.
After the founding of New China, the motherland was prosperous, especially in 1950 when Chairman Mao decided to send troops to North Korea to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. He pushed the arrogant U.S. troops from the Yalu River back to the vicinity of the "38th Parallel", which made the whole world Shocked, this also completely dispelled Chiang Kai-shek's arrogance of "counterattack on the mainland". Although Chiang Kai-shek still clamored for "counterattack" later, it was just a kind of inner self-comfort.
In contrast to the prosperous scene on the mainland, Taiwan has implemented "martial law" for 38 years since midnight on May 20, 1949. This is also the longest-lasting martial law in the world. As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance. Martial law cannot suppress the people's pursuit of light on the island. From the 1950s to the 1980s, dozens of pilots flew various types of aircraft from Taiwan to the mainland to surrender to the uprising.
We all know that the navy and air force are not as easy to train as the army. A qualified pilot requires a lot of time and money. Some people say that the cost of training a pilot can be equal to that of a pilot of the same weight. Gold, which shows the value of the pilot. However, on January 7, 1956, David Wei, who had served in the Kuomintang Navy and Air Force, actually flew back to the mainland in Chiang Weiguo's special plane. This frightened the officials on the island. What if his special plane was hijacked and flown to the mainland? Come on, is this a direct slap in the face?
Why did David Wei fly back to the mainland on Jiang Weiguo’s special plane? Why is it a special plane? What is its ending?
David Wei was born into a military family in Guilin in 1930. Three of his uncles were Air Force pilots. Two died in air combat during the Anti-Japanese War, and one died in a flight demonstration. Under the influence of his uncles, David Wei had been yearning for flying since he was a child. At the age of 11, David Wei passed the Air Force Junior School. However, his family was frightened by the fate of his three uncles and did not allow him to join the Air Force. When he was 18 years old, he was even sent to Guilin to learn music (vocal music). But after all, he is still young and wants to join the army to save the country and at the same time fulfill his dream of being an air force.
In April 1949, the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River and fought all the way to Lingnan. The Guangdong Campaign officially started on October 2 and invaded Guangzhou on October 14. One can imagine how chaotic Guangzhou was in July, but it was at this time that David Wei came to Guangzhou with two classmates. Why did he come to Guangzhou? Because he often made some progressive remarks while in school, he was targeted and had to escape. After all, Guangzhou at this time became the "temporary capital" of Chiang Kai-shek's regime. There were too many people to notice that he was a small person.
David Wei wanted to find a school to continue his studies. On the street, he saw that various armies of the sea, land and air were recruiting soldiers, and recruitment advertisements for military schools were all over the streets, so he signed up for the Naval Academy in a daze. In August, David Wei and his classmates were "cheated" into boarding a warship and then taken to the Fengshan Army Training Base in Taiwan. They originally wanted to find a naval academy, but they were pulled into "strong men" and after simple training Later, he was sent to the "front line" of Hongmao Port in the north of Hsinchu to defend the territory. David Wei was very angry and secretly made up his mind on the warship being pulled to Taiwan: I must come back.
David Wei was very angry at being deceived into Taiwan, and he was even more dissatisfied with guarding the "front line" (Hongmao Port is located in the west of Taiwan Island and can be regarded as the "front line"). When they arrived at the "front line", David Wei and two other "comrades" had been planning to escape, and finally escaped the guards' eyes on a stormy night and slipped out. David Wei first hid in a fellow villager's house for a few days, and then was abandoned by his "comrades".
David Wei was afraid of implicating his fellow villagers, so he left too. He stayed in a sugar cane field for a full 21 days. He chewed sugar cane and drank stream water when he was thirsty, and caught some fish and shrimp in the nearby stream when he was hungry. After three weeks, David Wei felt that the news had passed. After all, in this chaotic period, who would go to such trouble for these few soldiers? So David Wei walked out of the sugar cane forest and walked to Pingtung in the south. He drank thirsty and hungry all the way and finally arrived in Pingtung, where he wanted to return to the mainland. However, this idea was difficult to realize, so he had to find a temporary job in Pingtung to make a living. Later, under the introduction of a fellow villager, David Wei went to the 11th Battalion of the Taiwan Air Force and was admitted to the Air Force Officer School. However, after only a few days of studying, he I feel that the air force is not interesting. It is better to become a navy and find opportunities to sail back to the mainland in the future.
After all, he had military training and academic qualifications, so he was admitted to the Naval Academy. Two years later, David Wei served on the Yongtai ship of the Navy, which is one of the eight largest ships in Taiwan. It can be seen that David Wei's academic performance is still very good Yes, when he graduated, David Wei was still dreaming about getting a boat to revolt and sail back to the mainland. But when he came to the ship, David Wei discovered a situation that there were too many crew members on the ship, and it was too difficult to deal with everyone. After the founding of New China, there were many air force uprisings by air force, but the uprising by ship was ten times more successful. One or two. There were 21 shipboard uprisings in 1949, and only 4 were successful. In October 1949, the uprising on the "Mesong" failed, and Captain Mao Qufei was killed in Zuoying.
Seeing various corruption situations on the ship, his desire to return to the mainland became stronger. David Wei realized that it was more likely that he would take the Air Force exam and return to the mainland by flying an uprising, and the idea of "jumping jobs" came into his mind. "The Air Force's thoughts. But he was in the Navy, how could he get to the Air Force?
He once attended the Air Force Junior School and his family has an Air Force tradition. When David Wei went to the Air Force to apply for a pilot, he was admitted after passing the assessment, but the Navy did not agree. He worked hard for 2 years to train himself. How can a talented person be let go so easily when he is required to serve in the navy for five years before agreeing to be let go? In 5 years time, the day lilies will be cold, what should I do? David Wei came up with a "cool plan": desertion.
When David Wei told the captain that he wanted to join the Air Force, the captain said that he could just leave and he would at most punish him one by one, so there would be no big problem. In a few days, the "Yongtai" will sail to Mazu Island to perform its mission and set sail at midnight. David Wei left the "Yongtai" this night. David Wei slipped out of the Yongtai and ran to the Air Force's office in Tainan. The officer in charge of admissions here liked David Wei very much. After all, talented people are very fond of him. The Air Force officer gave David some money to live on and arranged for him to live in the south. He was trained at Donggang Air Force Base so that the Navy would be powerless against him. The Navy was very angry and went directly to the Air Force to ask for the man, but the Air Force refused to release him, so he went directly to the "Ministry of Defense" to complain. But obviously the Navy did not win. After all, it is not easy to train a pilot. In this way, David Wei started his Air Force learning career in the 25th flying class of the Air Force Officer School. During his studies, David Wei also met a man named Xu Tingze. Seven years after David Wei's uprising, Xu Tingze also took the opportunity to revolt.
Later, Air Force Commander Wang Shuming met David Wei and ridiculed: "You are the famous David Wei. Because of you, the Air Force and Navy are in litigation, and the files of the Ministry of National Defense are so thick."
After half a year of study, David Wei was able to fly. After all, airplanes back then were relatively easy. The Navy has always been dissatisfied with David Wei's "betrayal" behavior, so it sent a document to the Air Force saying that David Wei was suspected of "communicating with the Communist Party." The Air Force was also suspicious because David Wei spoke very radically and had his own ideas, which infected a group of classmates. The Air Force asked David Wei to join the Kuomintang, but he firmly disagreed, which made the Air Force very difficult. On the one hand, David Wei's thoughts were a bit radical and he was unwilling to join the Kuomintang. On the other hand, he had no definite evidence, so the Political Department often came to him for "night talks" by candlelight. Although what he said were all empty truths, David Wei did not understand. Why was it a cliche every day? His instructor told him the reason. He wanted to consume his energy and make him fall to his death while flying the plane. After all, there was no evidence and there was no way to catch him. The instructor advised him that "why hang yourself on a tree" when you have no family and no job in Taiwan.
This plan suits David Wei's mind. He has almost learned how to fly. If he doesn't leave now, when will he wait? So he planned to fly an uprising, but David Wei felt that his uprising was not shocking enough, so he called on the other 11 people to join the uprising. Think about it, 12 planes were flying to join the uprising. What a scene it would be, it would definitely be a huge blow to Jiang Jun. , but the night before, Tao Kaifu and Qin Baozun acted alone and alerted the enemy. Not long after, David Wei was transferred to the headquarters in Taipei. Wei Dawei knew that his trip to Taipei would be unlucky. He had not graduated yet and had no combat experience, so being transferred to Taipei would obviously mean nothing good would happen. David Wei wanted to run away again, but failed this time.
Sure enough, he was arrested as soon as he arrived in Taipei to report. Seven other people were arrested, and they were all detained in the Air Force Prison. Fortunately, one of them had an uncle named Zhou Zhirou, who was Chiang Kai-shek. He was a close confidant and held a high position, so all those who had taken advantage of others were released, otherwise they would have been sent to Green Island in the southeast of Taiwan and imprisoned. It's an island with a narrow escape from death. Once you get in, you can't even think of getting out.
After being released, the other seven people returned to the Air Force and continued to be pilots, but David Wei could not go back. Once he went back, he might really be thrown to death one day, so he sneaked to Taipei, hoping to be here Find a job and work on it.
However, as a mainlander with military status and no legal documents, he can't find any job at all. He was once the "proud son of heaven" in the Air Force and now he can only become a homeless man in order to survive. , he cleaned people's cars, cut grass, took out garbage, and even used the vocal music he had learned to sing in dance halls. He worked very hard in cleaning cars for Americans, gained favor, and was recommended to the United States. Advisory panel work.
Although life has become a little more stable, the heart of returning home has not changed.
Nowadays, David Wei is an undocumented person, and it is impossible to return to the country through legal channels. As a pilot, of course he hopes to fly back. If military aircraft cannot be used, he will take the civil aviation route. Relying on his work in the American advisory group and his status as a former pilot, after many activities, David Wei entered the Taipei Flying Society in April 1955 and became a flight instructor.
The flight agency has more than 20 aircraft, but most of them are slow and have short range, so they are not suitable for flying back to the mainland. David Wei took a fancy to Jiang Weiguo's special plane. This was an American-made "Cessna" with very good performance. As the commander-in-chief of the armored forces, could Jiang Weiguo use a bad one? However, the six guards on this plane took turns to be on guard, and there were dedicated pilots and mechanics to prevent others from getting close to it.
David Wei first found relevant information about this aircraft from the market. When the aircraft took off, David Wei was still observing with a telescope from a distance. In this way, he had mastered the basic operation of the aircraft, but there were two problems. One is that I don’t have the key to the plane, and I can’t take off without the key. The other is that it’s difficult to board the plane if there are guards.
As a flight instructor in a flying club, David Wei took the opportunity to get a key on the pretext of visiting. At the same time, he also had a relationship with six guards and often invited them to dinner and drinks. After all, he had earned money from working part-time the previous year. A lot of money, there is nothing that one drink can't fix, if not, then two. David Wei has become familiar with the 6 people, and now everything is ready.
The time came to January 6, 1956. On this day, the guard guarding the special plane had the most "iron" relationship with David Wei. David Wei told the guard that the plane would fly to Hualien in the east tomorrow and he needed himself. Logically speaking, David Wei could not board the plane, but after the exchange of wine and meat, he completely relaxed his vigilance towards David Wei. What was a "test machine" and why he wanted to "test the machine" was not clear to him, so Let David Wei board the plane and help him fill up the tank. This was actually David Wei's advance preparation. He only had to board the plane with two other friends (Liang Feng and Zhai Xiaowu) tomorrow morning. With everything in place, David Wei got off the plane and went to the ballroom with his friends for a final carnival, singing and dancing, staying up all night.
At about 5 a.m. on January 7, David Wei and his party left the ballroom and went straight to the airport. Because the guard was still on guard from 6 to 8 a.m., David Wei originally wanted to drag him back together, otherwise The plane flew back to the mainland from his hands, and he would definitely be punished if he was left behind. However, this man's thoughts were very "reactionary" and he had no relatives in the mainland, so he had no intention of going back. In this way, he had to sacrifice his "friend". Since he had set up an ambush the night before and was flying to Hualien to perform a mission today, the guard was not wary. The guard even helped him exit the aircraft from the hangar. Taking advantage of the break when they and the guard were drinking coffee, the two friends sneaked into the cabin.
Sadly, the key I had secretly obtained was bent even without starting the fire. I had to get off the plane to repair the key. In order to prevent the guards from boarding the plane for inspection, I asked two friends to get off the plane and hide first. , when they got back on the plane and lit the fire, Liang Feng and Zhai Xiaowu immediately boarded the plane. This directly stunned the guards. They realized that something was wrong, and immediately stopped the plane and drew their guns. However, obviously in panic, the guard's marksmanship was poor, and he fired five shots without hitting the target. Although he couldn't get on the runway, this was a small plane and it didn't need a long takeoff distance. It could only take off on the open space on the apron. Although the distance was short, David Wei still relied on his own skills to pull the plane up.
At this time, an order from the airport tower to land immediately came from the microphone, but how could David Wei, who was already flying into the sky, listen to him? Instead, he replied:
It is said that this sentence It spreads very well in Taiwan.
Since David Wei did not stop taking off, the control tower contacted two other airports and sent 4 F-86 jet fighters to intercept. Seeing that the F-86 was heading to intercept, David Wei changed its course and flew from Yangming at low altitude. It flew over Chiang Kai-shek's official residence. As a jet fighter, the F-86 did not dare to fly at low altitude, so it could not detect David Wei's plane. However, it finally flew over the Taiwan Strait and encountered three DD-class destroyers of the US Seventh Fleet. , the anti-aircraft firepower was so fierce that it had to turn around again, fly away from Keelung Port, and fly at an ultra-low altitude close to the sea.
The shortest route from Taipei to the mainland is to land in Fuzhou, but David Wei thought that he had not made contact with the mainland. Fuzhou's air defense firepower must be the strongest, and he might be shot down, so he might as well find another place. . So David Wei flew to southern Fujian. This decision saved the three people on the plane, because Wu Baozhi, who later flew to the mainland to conduct reconnaissance and was shot down and captured, said that two F-86s were already waiting for him over eastern Fuzhou.
David Wei flew south to near Quanzhou. As soon as he flew into Quanzhou Bay, he was bombarded by anti-aircraft guns. David Wei had to pull up the plane and continue flying inland. At this time, Ye Fei, who was in charge of the front line, thought that This may be a plane that rebelled and surrendered, and was ordered to stop shooting, but some troops who did not receive the order still fired with machine guns, rifles and other weapons. Because David Wei needed to fly at low altitude to find the airport, he was hit by four bombs. This place in Fujian is full of mountains, so it was even more difficult to find a flat place.
David Wei suddenly found a school and was about to make an emergency landing on the school playground. As a result, the playground was full of students, so he had to pull up again. Just when he was anxious, he found a dirt road on the west side of the school. Although the road It was very narrow and there were trees on both sides, but this was the only hope, so we decided to make an emergency landing here. The emergency landing was thrilling, but in the end we landed without any danger, and we were immediately surrounded by soldiers who shouted "Hand down your guns and don't kill me." When David Wei and others revealed their identities as rebels, the villagers began to cheer.
David Wei became a hero and was received by Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and others. He was also invited by major agencies and enterprises to give speeches, and was praised throughout the country. David Wei was assigned to work in civil aviation as a pilot. For the next 12 years, David Wei's life was smooth. It wasn't until 1968 that David Wei and Pan Guoding, who was involved in the "Two Airlines Uprising", secretly went to Xi'an and were posted a big-character poster in Beijing. When they returned to Beijing, they had sex with these people. As a result, it didn't take long for them to be labeled " He was arrested on the charge of "plotting a plane to treason and surrender to the enemy", and the special plane of Chiang Weiguo that flew back was also regarded as a "counter-revolutionary plane" and destroyed.
After entering the prison, David Wei was subjected to inhuman abuse, beaten to bruises all over his body, and even two ribs were broken. His left ear was broken and his lungs were injured, but David Wei has been a person who refused to admit defeat since he was a child and has been fighting against his interrogators. In order to force David Wei to surrender, he forced David Wei's wife Xue Lianli to divorce him. Although he was not afraid of authority, he still chose to break up for the sake of his wife and daughter.
David Wei had been waiting for an opportunity to file a complaint. On October 30, 1974, David Wei, who had been imprisoned for 8 years, seized an opportunity and jumped over the electric fence from the observation tower while the guards were not paying attention. I went out. Fortunately, the power grid was not powered during the day.
After escaping from prison, David Wei was wanted. He disguised himself to avoid arrest, stole a truck entering the city, and finally went to the central reception room to appeal. In the end, David Wei's case was personally handled by Ye Shuai. Responsible for handling the matter, after half a year of review, David Wei was declared "innocent" and was rehabilitated. However, his wife did not remarry him. After the ten-year period, he took his daughter to the United States. David Wei was matched with his wife by Pan Guoding. Neighbor Jin Yuzhen remarried.
Time flies. In 1987, Taiwan opened the door for people to visit relatives in the mainland. The next year, Chiang Weiguo sent his confidential secretary Meng Zhaoxu to the mainland and found David Wei. Meng Zhaoxu told him that Jiang Weiguo cared about him, which surprised David Wei. He flew away all his special planes. Don't you hate yourself? Meng Zhaoxu said: "He doesn't hate you. General Weiguo admires you very much. He knows that Taiwan cannot keep you, and he also feels that Taiwan is treating you unfairly."
Later, David Wei applied twice to go to Taiwan to meet with Chiang Weiguo. But they were all rejected by the other side, which became David Wei's great regret.
After 1989, no new pilots surrendered, and Lin Xianshun became the last pilot to surrender. But will the island's pilots really fight to defend the "island"? Unification is the trend of the Chinese nation, and it is necessary and inevitable. It has been more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and its national strength is no longer comparable to that of the 1950s. No force can prevent the country's reunification.