The Call to Bring Heroes Home Has Been Announced Today
April 20
The Chinese Air Force dispatched
Yun-20B to take off for Korea
to carry out the mission of welcoming back the thirteenth batch
of the remains of volunteer soldiers
April 22
Four J-20s will take to the skies to escort
the heroes returning to their homeland
Today
The Air Force officially announced the aircraft call signs for this
welcome mission
The Yun-20B is named "Glorious Return 50" to bring the heroes home
The J-20 is designated "Eagle" to accompany them in the skies
From the sparks of the Long March
to the smoke of battle by the Yalu River
and now to today's "Double 20" formation
The spirit of the heroes shines through the ages
The people of the motherland will always remember
Air Force Political Work Department Propaganda Bureau Zhang Lei
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. Many of the volunteer soldiers' predecessors experienced the Long March. To commemorate this glorious history and welcome the heroic predecessors home, we have carefully designed the call signs for the aircraft executing the mission. The Yun-20B's call sign "Glorious Return 50" expresses that the heroes who set out in 1950 are returning home with honor today; this call sign is a pursuit of this history and a resonance across 76 years. The J-20's call sign "Eagle" represents inheritance and strength, expressing the new era Air Force personnel's continuous legacy of the red bloodline and their eternal guardianship of the heroic predecessors.
On April 20, 2023, the Chinese Air Force deployed Y-20B aircraft to South Korea to repatriate the remains of fallen soldiers from the Korean War. Four J-20 aircraft will escort the Y-20B during this mission, which honors the 90th anniversary of the Long March and the 80th anniversary of the Northeast Old Aviation School. The Y-20B is designated 'Honor Return 50' and the J-20 is named 'Red Eagle'.
- Chinese Air Force deployed Y-20B aircraft to South Korea for repatriation mission.
- Four J-20 aircraft will escort the Y-20B during the mission.
- The operation commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Long March and the 80th anniversary of the Northeast Old Aviation School.
- The Y-20B is named 'Honor Return 50' to honor the heroes from 1950.
- The J-20 is named 'Red Eagle' symbolizing heritage and strength.