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     2511-     Aviation Bureau of the KMT
               [USSR Mission]
     26        [1st A/C to operate with Red forces(IV Corps)]
    -270727
    :35        [Reds operating a/c]
     460701    [PLA setup]
     48        [USSR operates flying School in Harbin, Manchuria]
     4903      Aviation Bureau of the Military Commission of the 
               Communist Party of China
F    491111    Chung-Kuo Shen Min Taie-Fang-Tsun Pu-Tai
               (AF of the People's Liberation Army)[AFPLA]
               (Chinese People's Armed Forces AF)
               (Peoples Republic of China AF)
               [CPAFAF] [PLAAF] [PRCAF]
     60        [USSR aid stopped]
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L
               (China United Airways)
               [Chinese AF comm. div.]
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N    53-
               (Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval AF)
               [PLANAF]
               (Aviation of the People's Navy) [APN]
               Aircraft Carrier:
               pi Varyag                  92/
               pi Kiev                    00?
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A    88-
               (Peoples Liberation Army, Army Air Corps)
               [PLA-AAC]
               [B-(75-)]
Aero L-29 Delfin                      66?/79/88     40
 "   Super Aero 45            {F}           /86     1+
 "(SAF) "   "   "                    *58? 60/
Aichi E13A1, Jake                         45/       many
Amoy N.E. Pan Primary Trainer        *    33/
Antonov An-2, Colt                        50/81
 "(SAF)   "(Y-5 Fong Chou)    {F}    *57  58/04     360    *xPD
 "  "     "       "           {N}    *    83/04     60     .
 "      An-4                              57
 "      An-10?                            80
 "      An-12, Cub            {F}         E60/82    12
 "(SAF) An-12BP(Y-8), Cub A    "     *74  81/04     :36    *PD
 "  "     "      "     "      {N}    *    86/01     17
 "  "     "(Y-8C)      "             *90
 "      An-14, Clod?
 "      An-24, Coke           {F}         70/98     20     *xP
 "(SAF)   "(Y-7) "             "     *70  82/04     10+    *x
 "  "     "  "   "            {N}    *    88/04     2      .
 "  "     "(Y-7H-500)                *88
 "      An-26, Curl           {F}         79/04     20
 "(SAF)   "(Y-14) "            "     *    82/04     26     *S
 "      An-30, Clank           "          86/04     9      *S
Avro(Duks) 504K(U-1 Avrushka)             26/
 "   621 Tutor                            33/
 "   Avian IV                             33/       14
BAe Trident                   {F}         70/01     18     *xP
Baldwin ASP-XJ?                                     500
Beech 1900C                   {F}         (o92)            .
Bell(lm) 205, UH-1H Iroquois         *              118
 "   212                      {F}         79/88     8      *x
 "(SAF)"                             *              50?
 "   214                      {F}         84/01     4      .    |
Beriev A-50E AWACS                                         .    |
 "     Be-6, Madge            {N}         55/01     20     .
 "     Be-12, Mail             "          84        12
Boeing(Tu) B-29(Tu-4), Bull   {F}         51/97     12     *D
 "      "    "   "      "     {N}        M50/69
 "     707                                                      |
 "     737-300                {G}         88/00     20     *P   
 "     767-300ER              {F}         00/04     1      *S   | 
B.V. CH-47D Chinook           {A}         89/       6
Brequet Bre.14/400                                  some
Bucker(Kokusai) Bu 181(Ki.86) {F}         45/46     10+    *D
CAC XJ10                                                   .
Canadair CL-601 Challenger    {G}         86/04     5      *SP
 "          "       "         {F}         88/01     2      .
 "       JetLiner             {G}         97?       5      .   
CATIC FC-1/JF-17 Thunder      [D]    *03  03/              *P  |
Cessna 550 Citation II        {F}         82/91     2      *S
 "      "     "               {G}                   1      *S
Con. B-24 Liberator           {F}         46/49     3      *D
Curtiss C-46 Commando          "          49/85     20     *PD
 "      Hawk II                           33/
deH.(Airco),(Duks) D.H.9A(R-1.M-5)   26/ ,34/36     30     .
 "   D.H.98 Mosquito          {F}         49/51     5      *D
DHC DHC-2 Beaver [capt.]                            1
Douglas O-2MC-4 "Marx" [never flown]{F}   :35       1
 "      C-47 Dakota           {F}         45/56     1+     *PD
 "(Li)    "(Li-2) ", Cab, C-4T "          49/01     100    *xD
 " "      "  "    "   "     " {N}        /97/98     20     .
 "      DC-6A/B                           84        5
Fairchild PT-19 Cornell       {F}         49/51     1+     *PD
Harbin JH-7, FB-7 Xian        {N}    *89  89/04     12     *SPD
 "     SH-5                    "     *76  86/04     10     *PD
 "     Y-11 Shenyang          {F}    *75  91/04     15     .
 "     Y-12    "               "     *84  91/04     2      .
 "     Z-6                     "     *69  69/01            *P   |
Ilyushin Il-2M3 Stormovik, Bark           49/57
 "       Il-10      "      Beast{F}       49/72     100+   *PD
 "       Il-10UTI   "       " {F}         50/       30     *D
 "       Il-12, Coach          "          50/98     24b300 *SD
 "       Il-14M, Crate         "          55/98     50b    *PD
 "          "       "         {N}         83
 "(SAF)  Il-14M     "  ?              *             few
 "(VEB)  Il-14P     "                     56/59     1+b
 "       Il-18, Coot          {F}         63/04     10     *x
 "       Il-28, Beagle         "          52/97     500+   *PD
 "         "         "        {N}         81/88     400
 "(SAF)    "(H-5)    "        {F}    *65  58/04     650+   .
 "  "      "  "      "        {N}    *    81/04     150    .
 "       Il-28R      "        {F}         81/82
 "(SAF)   "(HZ-5)    "         "     *   70s/04     c130   .
 "       Il-28T(H-5T)"        {N}         81/86     140
 "       Il-28U, Mascot       {F}         55/82     few
 "          "        "        {N}
 "(SAF)     "(HJ-5)  "        {F}    *70  80/01     2000   .
 "       Il-76M, Candid        "          91/04     15     *x
 "         "     Mainstay      "          99/       1      *S
 "       Il-78, Midas          "                           .    |   
[JPN Floatplane]              {N}         51
Junkers(Fili) F.13                        M20
Kawasaki Ki.45, Nick          {F}         45/46     3      *D
 "       Ki.48, Lily           "          45/49     d
 "       Ki.61 Hien, Tony      "          45/49     1+
Kamov Ka-28, Helix            {N}        99?/04     20     .
Kyushu/Kokusai Ki.89/K92, Cypress{F}      46               .    |
Lake Seawolf                  {G}         89        3
Lavochkin La-7, Fin                       50/58     1+
 "        La-9, Fritz                     49/53     50+e300*PD
 "        La-9U                           49/59            *PD
 "        La-11, Fang                     49/64     20(+?)e*PD  |
 "        La-15, Fantail                  52        some
 "        La-17?                          52
Learjet 35A                   {G}         84/88     3      *S
Loening-Keystone [amphibian]              33/
Manko MT1 Hayabusa?
Manshu Ki.79                  {F}         45/46     4+     *P
MBB Bo105C                     "          84/88     4      *S
Mik-Gur. MiG-9, Fargo          "          50/56     few    *D
 "       MiG-15, Fagot         "          50/       1+
 "        "(J-2),  "   B       "          50/80     534f   *P
 "        "  "     "          {N}                   200
 "(SAF)   "    Bis "          {F}    *56  58/80     200f1000*PD
 "  "     "        "          {N}    *   M50/76
 "       MiG-15UTI Midget     {F}         55/87
 "(SAF)      "(JJ-2), "        "     *58  58/97     300    *P
 "       MiG-17, Fresco A                 54/55/    500+
 "(SAF)  MiG-17F(J-4,5),  C   {F}    *56  56/04     767    *PD
 "  "    MiG-17PF(J-5A) D      "     *64  65/04            .
 "  "    MiG-17F(J-4)   C     {N}    *    57/91     200
 "  "    MiG-17PF(J-5)         "     *    88/04     100+   .
 "  "    MiG-17UTI(JJ-5)      {F}    *66  82/01     1061   *D
 "  "        "     "          {N}    *    83/01     40
 "  "    MiG-17(JZ-5)                *    91
 "  MiG-19S(J-6C), Farmer C               58/98     few
 "  MiG-19SF           "  C                         few
 "(SAF) MiG-19C(J-6)   "             *59
 "  "   MiG-19SF(J-6C) "  C   {F}    *61  62/04     3000+  *P
 "  "       "          "      {N}    *    76/04     300+   .
 "  "  MiG-19PF(J-6A)  "  D          *58  75/82     m900
 "  "  "(J-6Xin/J-6III)"             *69  82/87
 "  "  MiG-19PM(J-6B)  "  D          *   /79/82     m
 "  "  MiG-19S,SF(J-6) "  C   {F}    *61  62/04     1500h4100
 "  "  MiG-19R(JZ-6)           "     *66? 81/04     c      *P
 "  "  MiG-19UTI(JJ-6)         "     *73?L70/04     400+   .
 "  "      "      "           {N}    *    83/04     30     .
 "  MiG-21F-13 Fishbed C      {F}         59/90     300
 "  MiG-21PF      "    D                 E70/
 "(SAF) "(J-7)    "    C      {F}    *66  66/04     500    *xPD
 "  "   "(J-7A)   "            "     *
 "  "   "(J-7B/I) "            "     *   E80/82
 "  "   "(J-7Xin) "            "     *
 "  "   "   "     "           {N}    *    81/04     50+    .
 "  "   "(J-7M/II ", Airguard {F}    *78  84/04     3      *xPD
 "  "   "(J-7III)              "     *84    /04     1+     *xP
 "  "   "(J-7P), Skybolt       "     *    89/91
 "  "   MiG-21U(JJ-7), Mongol A"     *85  87/04     50     *PD
 "  "      "     "       "    {N}    *85  89        20
 "     MiG-23, Flogger E      {F}         76/81     4      .
 "     MiG-29, Fulcrum?
Mil Mi-1, Hare                {F}         50/91     300?
 "   "     "                  {N}
 "  Mi-2, Hoplite             {F}         86/88     500
 "  Mi-4 Syuan Fen, Hound      "          55/84            *PD
 "     "     "  "     "       {N}         76/92     50
 "(SAF)"(Z-5)"  "     "       {F}    *58  59/04     500+   *P
 "  "  "  "  "  "     "       {N}    *    81/04     50     .
 "  "  "  "  "  "     "       {A}    *    88/04     300    .    |
 "  Mi-6, Hook                {F}         75/01     :10    .    |
 "  Mi-8(Z-6), Hip             "          79/04     40     .
 "  Mi-17,      "              "          90/01     24     .
 "     "        "             {A}         96/04     60     .    |
Mitsubishi Ki.30, Ann         {F}         45/46     3      *D
 "         Ki.46, Dinah        "          45/49     2      *D
 "         Ki.51, Sonia        "          45/49     d100
 "         Ki.57, Topsy        "          45        sub #
Nakajima Ki.27, Nate                      45
 "       Ki.34, Thora, AT2    {F}         45/       some
 "       Ki.43 Hayabusa, Oscar "          45/49     4      *D
 "       Ki.44 Shoki, Tojo     "          45/46     3
 "       Ki.84 Hayate, Frank   "          45/49            .    |
Nanchang CJ-6                  "     *58  61/04     1986   *D
 "       CJ-6A                       *
 "       CJ-6B                       *    64/66     10
 "        "                   {N}    *    83
 "       J-12                 {F}    *70  70/75     6
 "       K-8 Karakoram        [D]    *90    /04            *xP 
 "       Kiang Q-5 Fantan A   {F}    *65  69/04     700+   *xPD
 "         "   Q-5I   "              *
 "         "   Q-5IA  "              *
 "         "   Q-5II  ", A-5B [D]    *70            1           
 "         "   Q-5III "       {F}    *    87
 "         "   Q-5K   "              *88  89
 "         "   Q-5M   "              *88 89?/
 "         "   Q-5    "       {N}    *    83/04     100+   .
NAA AT-6 Texan                {F}         49/50     8+     *D
 "  B-25C Mitchell, Bank       "          50        sm #
 "  B-25H    "       "         "          48/60s    many
 "  B-25J    "       "         "          48/60s    3      *PD
 "  F-86F Sabre [capt.]                   50/63/    1+
 "  P-51D Mustang             {F}         49/53     a #    *xPD
 "  P-51K    "                 "          49/55
Peking Bei-Jing #1 Transport         *58  58/       1
 "     Sha-Tu #1 Light  "            *    59/
 "     Red Banner #1 Utility Transport*   58/
Petlyakov Pe-2, Buck           {F}        49/57     1+
Polikarpov Po-2 Kukureznik, Mule"         49/68            *PD
 "         R-5                {F}         37/       2      *P
 "         I-153                                    a #
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt    {F}         49/       <3 Sqd
Shenyang J-8, Finback          "     *69                   *xP
 "       J-8I,      " A        "     *81  86/01     <100   *P
 "       J-8B/J-8II " B        "     *84  88/01     50+    *PD
 "         "        "         {N}    *      /01     124    .    |
 "       J-8III     "         {F}    *                     .
 "       J-9                   "     *91  70/92     3-400
 "        "                   {N}    *
 "       J-10                 {F}    *98  02/04     300    *P   |
 "       J-12                 {F}    *70  70/75     6      *P   |
 "       JJ-1                 [D]    *58            1           
 "       JJ-4                 {F}    *    79/83
 "       JJ-5                  "     *    81/01
 "        "                   {N}    *
 "       L-8                  {F}    *90 91?/
 "       Y-10?                       *80            3      *P
 "(Harbin) Y-11               {F}    *75? 81/04     40     .
 "  "      Y-12                "     *82  86/04     2+(200+?).
Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II                 49        1(some?)*P |
 "       S-70C-II, H-60 Blackhawk{F}      84/01     24     .
 "          "        "      " {A}         03/04     28     .   |
SNIAS Alouette III, SE3160     "       62?67/80     15     *P  |
 "       "      "             {N}         87
 "    Dauphin 2, SA365N Haitun{F}         82/86     9
 "       "         "      "   {N}                   1
 "(SAF)  "(Z-9)    "  N   "   {F}    *82  84/01     50     *PD
 "  "    "  "      "  "   "   {A}    *    03/04     25     .    |
 "  "    "(Z-9A)   "  N1  "   {N}    *    88/04     50     .
 "  " Ecureuil, AS350(Z-11)   {F}    *94  94/01
 "  "    "        "     "     {A}         03/04     4      .    |
 "    Panther AS565SA         {N}         90/95            .
 "    Gazelle, SA342L1        {F}         88/98     8      .
 "       "        "           {A}         03/04     8      .    |
 "    Super Frelon, SA321Ja   {F}         74/01     16     .
 "       "    "       "       {N}         88/89     13
 "(SAF)  "    "(Z-8)  "       {F}    *85  87/01     12     *P
 "  "    "    "  "            {N}         88/04     21     .    |
 "       "  Puma, AS.332B     {F}         85/01     6      .
 "       "   "       "        {A}         03/04     6      .    |
Stearman PT-17 Kaydet                     49/68     1
Stinson L-5 Sentinel          {F}         49/50     1+     *PD
Sukhoi Su-27SK, Flanker, J-11  "          92/05     72     *xPD
 "(SAC)   "       "            "     *98  98/05     95     .    |
 "     Su-27UBK   "            "          94/04     28     *P   |
 "     Su-30MKK                "          01/04     30+    .    |
 "(SAF)   "                    "     *                     .    |
 "     Su-30MK2,3             {N}        05?/              .    |
SZD IS-3 ABC                              55/       50
 "  IS-3  " -A                                      50
 "(TTK)"  "                          *    55/
 "  IS-4 Jastraab                         56/
 "  -8 Jaskolka               {F}         56/
 "(TTK)   "                    "     *    56/              *P
 " -9 Bocian                              64/
 " -12 Mucha 100                          56/
 "(TTK)  "    "                      *
 "  Salamandra 53A Primary Trainer        55/       50+
 "(TTK) China-Salamandra      {F}    *    55/              *P
Tachikawa Ki.36, Ida?         
 "        Ki.55,  "           {F}         45/53     many   *PD
 "        Ki.54, Hickory       "          45/51     1+     *P
Temco(SAF) T-100 Super Mustang       *
TTK Jie-Fang #1                      *58  58/
 "  Primary Glider            {F}    *    47               *P
Tsybin KZ-20, Ts-25 Mist?
Tupolev SB-2                              37/38     few
 "      Tu-2, Bat             {N}        M50/69
 "         "   "              {F}         50/82     300+   *PD
 "(Sukhoi) "(UTB-2)            "                           *PD
 "      Tu-14, Bosun           "          57/       50-60
 "      Tu-16, Badger A       {F}         59/85     3
 "(SAF) "(H-6A) "              "     *59  68/04     m:200
 "  "   "(H-6D) "              "     *81    /04     m      *xPD
 "  "   "  "    "             {N}    *    88/04     35     .
 "      Tu-22, Backfire?
 "      Tu-70, Cart           {F}         64/80     few
 "      Tu-104, Camel
 "      Tu-124, Cookpot       {F}         80/94     3      *SP
 "      Tu-154M, Careless      "          01/04     1      *SP  
Vickers Viscount               "          67/86     6
Vought V.65C1 Corsair          "          35/36     1      *PD
Xian H-7                             *88?93?/
 "   JH-7(FH-7)               [D]    *                     *xP  
Yakovlev UT-2, Mink           {F}         55
 "       Yak-9P, Frank         "          49/57     :160d
 "       Yak-11, Moose         "          49/73     1+     *PD
 "         "       "          {N}         83
 "       Yak-12, Creek        {F}         49/73     17     *D
 "(Feilung)  " Hiryu #1 G.P. Seaplane*    58/       1+     *P
 "(Harbin)   " Hai Lun-Kiang #1      *58
 "(N.W.T.U.) " Yenan #1 Utility      *    58/       1+
 "(SAF)      " Chinko #1 G.P. {F}    *58  58/86
 "       Yak-14, Mare                               1+
 "(lm)      "     "  ?               *
 "       Yak-16, Cork                     50
 "       Yak-17UTI, Magnet    {F}         50/52     30     *D
 "       Yak-18, Max           "          49/92     235
 "         "      "           {N}
 "(SAF) Yak-18(CJ-5)          {F}    *54  54/01     <379   *P
 "  "   Yak-18A  "             "     *    58/01     2000
 "  "     "                   {N}    *    83
Z-10                                 *    01        1      *P   |
Books:
     Bueschel, Richard M.
     Communist Chinese Air Power
     1968, Praeger, New York
     Liqun, Hong & Heng
     China Today: Aviation Industry
     1989, CAIP, Beijing
Articles:
     16AI79JN273 {F} History
     24  83JA15
     13FRI57DE13 {F}
     AFMo92AU12 [SN's]
ver 04C
Links:
China, Red
http://www.concentric.net/~Jetfight/

China, Red
http://www.gsprint.com/cmd/af.htm

China,Red AF unofficial Datasheet
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/1564/afdata_china.html

China, Red unofficial (404 not found)
http://ww.bme.med.ualberta.ca/~fwang/2project.htm

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