Defection of the 6th Division of the Naval Aviation: The tragic fate of Liu Chengsi
In March 1962, the 6th Division of Naval Aviation had a defection that shocked the whole country. This incident led to the dismissal of the commander, the demotion of the commander of the sixth division, and the dismissal and judicial disposition of a large number of personnel. So, what exactly happened?
It turned out that the pilot who defected this time was Liu Chengsi, who at that time served as a second lieutenant pilot of the 16th Squadron of the 3rd Group of the 3rd Regiment of the 6th Division of the Naval Aviation. Liu Chengsi had a bright future, but a watch ruined his life.
At that time, every newly graduated pilot would receive a watch as a graduation gift. Watches were very precious items at the time, worn on the wrist to symbolize status. Liu Chengsi looks forward to getting the watch as soon as possible and showing it off in front of his loved ones.
However, due to shortages, the watch was delayed. And just at this time, the captain's watch was lost during training. Therefore, the superior decided to issue the watch to the captain first, while the young Liu Chengsi needed to wait for the reissue. Liu Chengsi believed that the captain deliberately withheld his watch, so he was very angry and bought an alarm clock to hang around his neck every time he flew in protest.
The captain sensed Liu Chengsi's emotions and asked him to ground for inspection. However, Liu Chengsi insisted that the fault was not his own, but the fault of the brigade, so he refused to be examined.
During this time, Liu Chengsi's resentment accumulated in his heart became more and more. He began eavesdropping on Taiwanese air force radio, which is stepping up its propaganda offensive against the mainland. Liu Chengsi listened to Chen Menghua's program and had the idea of defecting. The Taiwan authorities have provided lucrative remuneration to defectors and lured all kinds of personnel to Taiwan, including defecting by plane.
Chen Menghua, who broadcasts in Taiwan, promotes Taiwan's flower world over and over again in a sweet voice. Liu Chengsi listened more and more moved, and began to conceive a criminal defection plan.
After several communications and written checks, the brigade finally passed Liu Chengsi's request to allow him to return to flight. However, Liu Chengsi did not fly according to normal procedures. After taking off, he suddenly pulled up and flew to Taiwan along the route broadcast by Chen Menghua. In the end, he landed smoothly at Taoyuan Airport, where Chen Menghua was waiting for him.
As the first pilot from the mainland to defect to Taiwan, Liu Chengsi was personally received by Jiang and was rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold. The commander of Taiwan's air force also arranged for him to marry the daughter of Inspector General Tsai Baili, making it seem like he killed two birds with one stone.
However, Liu Chengsi did not live a happy life. In fact, these women who married him were Taiwanese spies whose purpose was to spy on them. After defecting to Taiwan, they lived as if they were in prison, and their every move was monitored.
Liu Chengsi's life was very depressing. After retiring, he became obsessed with stock speculation, but soon lost all his savings and became a penniless poor bastard. In order to protect her own interests, the wife transferred part of her property and filed for divorce from Liu Chengsi.
Liu Chengsi's later life was full of hardships. Today, we don't know if he is still alive, but what is certain is that his betrayal doomed him to a tragic fate. This story teaches us that betrayal is not worth pitiful.
