Wang Wei (April 6, 1968-April 1, 2001), male, Han nationality, a native of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, was a Chinese naval aviation pilot and a martyr. He graduated from Aviation University of the PLA Air Force.
On April 1, 2001, a U.S. Navy EP-3 reconnaissance plane collided with a J-8II fighter jet piloted by Wang Wei while flying over China"s exclusive economic zone, 70 nautical miles southeast of Hainan Island. The J-8II crashed. Wang Wei ejected and disappeared, but was later confirmed dead. The Central Military Commission awarded him the honorary title of "Sea and Air Guard" and the first-class model medal.
Wang Wei (April 6, 1968-April 1, 2001), male, Han nationality, a native of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, was a Chinese naval aviation pilot and a martyr. He graduated from Aviation University of the PLA Air Force.
On April 1, 2001, a U.S. Navy EP-3 reconnaissance plane collided with a J-8II fighter jet piloted by Wang Wei while flying over China"s exclusive economic zone, 70 nautical miles southeast of Hainan Island. The J-8II crashed. Wang Wei ejected and disappeared, but was later confirmed dead. The Central Military Commission awarded him the honorary title of "Sea and Air Guard" and the first-class model medal.