新中国成立后,党中央决定培养新中国的第一批女飞行人员。遵照中央军委的指示,空军部队于1951年初即着手从华东军政大学和航空预备总队选调55名女学员,送到第七航空学校学习。4月初,她们途经北京,刘亚楼司令员专门接见了她们,勉励她们不要辜负党和人民的期望,刻苦学习,不怕困难 After the founding of New China, the Central Party Committee decided to train the first batch of female pilots in new China. Following instructions from the Central Military Commission, Air Force troops proceeded to elect 55 female students from East China Military and Political University and the Aviation Reserve Corps in early 1951 to study at Seventh Aviation School. In early April, they passed through Beijing and Commander Liu Yalou specifically interviewed them, encouraging them not to live up to the expectations of the party and the people, to study hard and not be afraid of difficulties