Li Yongtai
Li Yongtai | |
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李永泰 | |
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office 1982–1993 | |
| Commander | Wang Hai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 4, 1928 Tonghua, Jilin, China |
| Died | October 5, 2015 (aged 86) Beijing |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Nickname | Tank in the Sky |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1945–1993 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
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| Chinese | 李永泰 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 리영태 | ||||||
| Hanja | 李永泰 | ||||||
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Li Yongtai (Chinese: 李永泰; 4 November 1928 – 5 October 2015) or Lee Young-tae (Korean: 리영태) was a Chinese fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). An ethnic Korean, he fought in the Korean War and later served as deputy commander of the PLAAF.