John Wong Pan-yang
John Wong Pan-yang | |
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| Native name | 黄泮扬 |
| Birth name | Huang Panyang (Chinese: 黄泮扬) |
| Born | 1910 Zhongshan, Guangdong, Qing China |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Branch | Republic of China Air Force |
| Years of service | 1932–1949 |
| Rank | Major |
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| Battles / wars | War of Resistance/WWII |
Huang Panyang (a.k.a. Wong Pan-yang/Wong Pan-Yang or simply John Wong, Chinese: 黄泮扬; pinyin: Huang Panyang; Wade–Giles: Huang Panyang; 1910 – ?) was a Chinese-American aviator who volunteered to serve in the Chinese Air Force in the looming war against the Imperial Japanese invasion and occupation; first entering service in China with the previously-separated "warlord air force" under Guangdong provincial leader General Chen Jitang, before centralizing under the Nationalist Chinese Air Force of the Republic of China.