' t ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁fly ▁in ▁due ▁to ▁bad ▁weather . ▁Colonel ▁G ao ▁had ▁previously ▁flow n ▁from ▁N anch ang ▁to ▁J ian q iao ▁to ▁await ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁P G ' s ▁Haw k ▁III ' s , ▁which ▁were ▁flying ▁in ▁from ▁Z hou j ia kou ▁in ▁the ▁Hen an ▁Province ▁and ▁which ▁was ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁hearing ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁at ▁the ▁alt itude ▁of ▁four ▁thousand ▁meters , ▁they ▁desc ended ▁through ▁the ▁clouds , ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁enemy ▁bom bers ▁in ▁loose ▁formation ▁above ▁the ▁H ang z hou ▁Bay . ▁G ao ▁Z hi hang ▁pin point ed ▁a ▁Japanese ▁bom ber ▁and ▁shot ▁it ▁down . ▁Then ▁the ▁bom ber ▁crash ed ▁onto ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Q i ant ang ▁River . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁Air ▁Force ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁air ▁battle ▁against ▁Japanese ▁Air ▁Force . ▁Be coming ▁a ▁famous ▁air ▁hero ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁P G ▁led ▁by ▁G ao ▁Z hi hang ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" Z hi hang ▁Group ". ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁During ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Commander ▁of ▁P urs uit ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Air ▁Force , ▁while ▁remaining ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Group . ▁By ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Colonel ▁G ao ' s ▁ 4 th ▁P G ▁had ▁re - equ ipped ▁with