 At least three more G3Ms were claimed by other pilots, some shared, including that of Major Art Chin.Colonel Gao's victory gave him a patriotic hero status in the news around the country; the 4th PG led by Gao Zhihang was officially named the "Zhihang Group".After almost two months of recovery from injuries sustained from gunfire in the attack against Japanese B2M attack planes from aircraft carrier Kaga over Hangzhou Bay in August, Colonel Gao sought to boost morale and improve the dogfighting performance of the Hawk IIIs.