Yu Xu, one of China’s first female fighter jet pilots, died in training, is granted title of "revolutionary martyr"

Yu Xu, one of China’s first female fighter jet pilots, died during training on Saturday, is proclaimed a "revolutionary martyr"
Chinese J-10 fighter jet pilot Yu Xu, 30, died in a training exercise on November 12, 2016, according to the Chinese Air Force.
The accident occurred in northeast China’s Tianjin, when two J-10 fighters of the August 1st Aerobatic Team crashed during the drill. One of the planes then plunged down and crashed near (see more photos after the cut)

Yutian county in #Hebei. Xu died during the parachute jump.
Born in southwest China's #Sichuan province in 1986, Xu was one of the first four female fighter pilots of China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). She joined PLAAF in 2005 and was a pilot of the August 1st Aerobatic Team, which is affiliated to the Air Force.
People's Liberation Army Air Force spokesperson Shen Jinke offered condolences from the PLAAF.