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Yu Xu

1986 - 2016

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Yu Xu (Chinese: 余旭; March 1986 – November 12, 2016) was a Chinese female fighter pilot who served as a flight squadron leader in the August 1st aerobatic team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Yu Xu is the 2,113th most popular military personnel, the 1,643rd most popular biography from China and the 64th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Yu Xu (余旭) was a Chinese fighter pilot and the first female jet pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. She became widely known for breaking gender barriers in military aviation before tragically dying in a 2016 training accident.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yu Xu ranks 2,113 out of 2,058Before her are Vladimir Zhoga, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Matthew Pottinger, Alexander Prokhorenko, Asia Ramazan Antar, and Robert Abajyan. After her are Sanjay Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Brett Crozier, Abhinandan Varthaman, Gunjan Saxena, and Bowe Bergdahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Yu Xu ranks 1,453Before her are Ben Youssef Meïté, Martin Jakš, Steven Taylor, Galen Rupp, Panagiotis Glykos, and Abdelhafid Benchabla. After her are Sergei Shirokov, Satoshi Shimizu, Toshitaka Tsurumi, Erica Jarder, Ana Jelušić Black, and Lluís Sastre. Among people deceased in 2016, Yu Xu ranks 658Before her are Martin Crowe, Alexander Prokhorenko, Asia Ramazan Antar, Marcelo, Andrew Florent, and Robert Abajyan. After her are José Fernández, Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev, Ivan Bukavshin, Estelle Balet, Amjad Sabri, and Kevin Meaney.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yu Xu ranks 1,643 out of 1,610Before her are Gao Yulan (1982), Dong Bin (1988), Lu Jingjing (1989), Zhang Yawen (1985), Jiang Zhipeng (1989), and Lin Li (1992). After her are Zhou Mi (1979), Zhang Peimeng (1987), Yoon Jae-young (1983), Jiang Wenwen (1986), Zhao Shuai (1995), and Sun Ke (1989).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Yu Xu ranks 64Before her are Zhang Zongchang (1881), Tang Enbo (1898), Ma Zhongying (1910), Guo Boxiong (1942), Chi Haotian (1929), and Dong Jun (null).