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Fan Yuan-yen

Chinese fighter pilot who defected to Taiwan
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Fan Yuan-yen

Summary

Fan Yuan-yen is a human[1]. He was born on October 28, 1935[2]. He died on December 17, 2017[3]. He worked as a fighter pilot[4].

Key Facts

  • Fan Yuan-yen was born on October 28, 1935[2].
  • Fan Yuan-yen was born on 1935[5].
  • Fan Yuan-yen died on December 17, 2017[3].
  • Fan Yuan-yen held citizenship in People's Republic of China[6].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's professions included fighter pilot[4].
  • Fan Yuan-yen is recorded as male[7].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Fan Yuan-yen was affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party[9].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's family name is recorded as Fan[10].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's allegiance is recorded as People's Liberation Army Air Force[11].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's allegiance is recorded as Republic of China Air Force[12].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/08/archives/chinese-air-force-fighter-pilot-defects-to-taiwan.html[13].
  • Fan Yuan-yen's name in native language is recorded as 范園焱[14].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include October 28, 1935[2] and 1935[5].

Career and Affiliations

Fan Yuan-yen's professions included fighter pilot[4].

Personal Life

Fan Yuan-yen was affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party[9].

Death and Burial

Fan Yuan-yen died on December 17, 2017[3].

FAQs

What did Fan Yuan-yen do for work?

Fan Yuan-yen worked as fighter pilot[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → nr2004020184
    Date of birth → +1935-10-28T00:00:00Z, +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007290104905171
    National library of greece id → 92716
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