Global InformationYeh Changti information
Yeh Changti | |||||||||
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| Other name(s) | Ye Changdi, Robin Yeh | ||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1933 Huiyang, Guangdong, Republic of China | ||||||||
| Died | 16 November 2016 (aged 82) Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||
| Allegiance |  Republic of China | ||||||||
| Service/ | Republic of China Air Force | ||||||||
| Rank | Major | ||||||||
| Unit | Black Cat Squadron | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉常棣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶常棣 | ||||||||
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Yeh Changti or Ye Changdi (Chinese: 葉常棣; 29 November 1933 – 16 November 2016), also known as Robin Yeh,[1] was a pilot in the Republic of China Air Force with the rank of major. A member of the CIA-trained Black Cat Squadron, he flew the American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft to spy on China's nuclear program. He was shot down on 1 November 1963 over Shangrao, Jiangxi and held in mainland China for 19 years. Yeh was released from China in 1982, but not granted permission to return to Taiwan until 1990, living the interim years in the United States.
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