PLA releases identities of pilots killed in fighter jet crash

（People's Daily Online）  09:47, April 07, 2013  

Wu Yongming, first-level pilot of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force. (File photo)

Yu Liang, first-level pilot of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force. (File photo)
Chinese people have expressed their sympathy over deaths of the two pilots, who were killed in a fighter jet crash in east China on Sunday.

Wu Yongming, 36, from central China's Henan province, he was the deputy chief of staff of an airman regiment and first-level pilot of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.

Yu Liang, 33, from southwest China's Sichuan Province, he was the flight battalion chief and first-level pilot of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.

A Su-27 fighter jet of the People's Liberation Army Air Force crashed near Rongcheng city, eastern China's Shandong province on Sunday afternoon, killing two pilots. The crash occurred when the pilots were carrying out flight training.

（Editor：YanMeng、Yao Chun）