Fan said he defected because he could not stand life under the Communists any longer and wanted to tell the free world about conditions on the Chinese mainland.
這是歷年來共黨空軍駕機來歸的第五次，中共當局為防範屬下投奔自由，設計重重防範辦法，但仍有義士冒險犯難，起義成功，其意義的重大，影響的深遠，實令人興奮鼓舞。