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中国首位女性J10飞行员在飞行事故中死亡

2016-11-14来源:和谐英语

China’s first female pilot of J-10 fighter jets dies in an air accident 

中国首位女性J10驾驶员在飞行事故中死亡 

China’s first female pilot of a J-10fighter jet died in a flying accident on Saturday, the day after China ’s airforce day, the Sichuan Communist Youth League reported on social media. 

中国首位女性J-10喷气式战斗机飞行员在周六的一场飞行事故中死亡,这天是中国空军成立纪念日,这则消息由四川共青团发布于社交媒体。

中国首位女性J10飞行员在飞行事故中死亡

Yu Xu, 30, who was born in Chengdu, thecapital of Sichuan, was a member of the August 1st aerobatics team of thePeople’s Liberation Army’s air force. She was one of few female pilots whocould fly domestically made fighter jets. 

余旭,30岁,出生于四川省首府成都,是中国人民解放军空军81特技飞行队的成员。她是中国国内少数能飞喷气式战斗机的女性飞行员。

According to mainland media reports, Yu’splane plunged to the ground after an unspecified accident, and she was unableto eject in time. The incident occurred in Hebei province. 

根据中国大陆媒体报道,余旭的飞机在不明事故发生后冲向了地面,然而她未能及时弹射脱离。这场事故出现在河北省 

The reports said Yu was flying with a malepilot, who was able to eject but was injured. 

报道称,余旭是和一位男性飞行员一起驾驶的,这位男性飞行员及时的弹射逃生,但是也受伤了。 

Yu applied to become a pilot in the airforce in 2005 and, four years later, became one of China’s first 16 femalepilots of fighter jets, according to Xinhua News Agency. 

据新华社报道,余旭在2005年申请成为一名空军飞行员,4年后,她成为了首批16名女性喷气式战斗机飞行员。 

The aerobatics team participated in AirshowChina in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, earlier this month.

她所在的特技表演队在本月初在中国广东珠海参加了航展。 

The aerobatics team was founded in 1962 andnamed after the founding date of the PLA. It’s based at Yangcun Air Force Basenear the city of Tianjin, home to the 24th fighter division. 

这个特技表演队成立于1962年,以中国人民解放军的建军日命名。它驻扎在天津附件的杨村空军基地,隶属于空军24师。 

Besides the August 1st team, China has twoother aerobatic demonstration teams, Sky Wing and Red Falcon, which were bothfounded in 2011. 

除了81飞行特技表演队,中国还有其它两只特技飞行队伍,红鹰和天之翼,它们都成立于2011年。 

This year is the 67th anniversary of theair force, which was set up on November 11, 1949. 

中国空军成立于1949年11月11日,今年是其67周年。