As we all know, Ms. Song Meiling was once the first lady of China. But if we say the story about her and the China Air Force, it is estimated that few people know it. So, what is the indissoluble bond between Ms. Song Meiling and the China Air Force? Let's listen to Lao Lu nagging about these smoky past events.

First of all, when we look back on Song Meiling, it is not difficult to find that she was born in Wenchang County, Hainan Province, China, on March 4th, 898. She was an outstanding politician and diplomat in modern China, an outstanding figure in the Kuomintang and Republic of China in China, and served as the first lady of the Republic of China from June 1943 to June 1949. Moreover, it is said that besides her excellent English, she is also familiar with six other languages, which can be described as versatile. Of course, under normal circumstances, as long as the name Song Meiling is mentioned, we will have a very complicated feeling, but in any case, she has a constant connection with the formation of the first air force in the history of China. I think at the beginning, after the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China's army was unable to cope with the Japanese invaders from afar and was always in a passive state of being beaten because of the early days of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Among them, a very important reason is that China lacks the corresponding air superiority. Therefore, Jiang Zhongzheng, then the Republic of China, became more and more aware of the importance of establishing the China Air Force.

However, just after Jiang Zhongzheng put forward the idea of building a strong China Air Force, this work has been postponed because there has been no suitable candidate to prepare. Therefore, it is against this background that Jiang Zhongzheng thought of Song Meiling, because, on the one hand, there was no conflict of interest between Song Meiling and Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen, the main chaebols of the Republic of China at that time. Therefore, if Song Meiling is responsible for the formation of the China Air Force, she will have a great advantage in terms of preparation funds. You know, the economic lifeline of the Republic of China at that time was actually controlled by these people; On the other hand, if Song Meiling is specifically responsible for the establishment of the China Air Force, it will also facilitate the strengthening of supervision and leadership of the Air Force. Therefore, after repeated thinking, he finally made up his mind to put Song Meiling in charge of the preparation and formation of the China Air Force, and appointed her as the Secretary-General of the China Air Transport Association.

That is, from then on, Song Meiling began to dominate and influence the direction of China Air Force with her unique influence. On the one hand, in 1937, she hired Chennault, a retired US Air Force officer, as an air force consultant, and with his help, she formed the first air force in China's history. On the other hand, through active negotiations, she bought dozens of planes from all over the world and set up a repair shop in Nanchang, Jiangxi. China has its first air force in history, and Song Meiling is also known as the "mother of the air force" of China. Since then, whether it was1"Air Force One Combat Order" issued by China Aviation Committee on August 3, 937 or1May 20, 938, the order for two Japanese bombers to fly to Japan to distribute leaflets was personally approved and issued by Song Meiling. At the same time, in life, she has a special liking for the flying badge of China Air Force, and always likes to wear it on her chest.

What is particularly commendable is that since Ms. Song Meiling became the Secretary-General of this aviation association, in order to better carry out her work, she used her spare time to read a lot of magazines and newspapers about aircraft design, and made a detailed study and comparison of various types of aircraft at that time. Then, through her personal relationship, she raised a lot of money from her brother-in-law, Kong Xiangxi, and bought various types of new fighters for the China Air Force when the financial situation of the Republic of China was very tight. Therefore, according to the data, from 1937 to 1944, Ms. Song Meiling's personal fund-raising and airplane purchase reached at least150,000 USD.

Of course, with a plane, there must be a pilot. To this end, Ms. Song Meiling later specially selected a group of young people from Huangpu Phase VI, started aviation classes, and founded several aviation schools in Nanjing, Luoyang, Hangzhou and Changzhou, which trained a large number of very capable pilots for the Republic of China; At the same time, an aircraft factory was set up in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and personnel were sent to Italy to study aircraft manufacturing; Trained and trained a large number of air force ground crew; Subsequently, Xi, Luoyang, Nanchang, Kaifeng, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, Kunming and other places opened a number of China Air Force airports, storing a large number of aviation bombs and aviation fuel. By the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, China had 262 airports and more than 700 pilots, and its strength had begun to take shape.

So, what is the indissoluble bond between Song Meiling and China Air Force? In other words, without Song Meiling, there would be no first air force in the history of China.