John Wong Pan-yang

John Wong Pan-yang
Native name
黄泮扬
Birth nameHuang Panyang (Chinese: 黄泮扬)
Born1910 (1910)
Zhongshan, Guangdong, Qing China
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch Republic of China Air Force
Years of service1932–1949
RankMajor
Commands
  • 17th Pursuit Squadron
  • 5th Pursuit Group
Battles / warsWar 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.