List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force

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List of historic aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force is a list of aircraft no-longer in service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

Domestic built aircraft

Aircraft
type
National
origin
Year Notes
In service Retired
Harbin Z-5  People's Republic of China 1959 Unknown Helicopter
Nanchang CJ-5
 People's Republic of China 1954 2001 Trainer
Shenyang J-2
 People's Republic of China 1950 1986 Fighter
Shenyang J-5  People's Republic of China 1956 1992 Fighter
Shenyang J-6  People's Republic of China 1962 2010 Fighter
Shenyang J-8  People's Republic of China 1980 2011 Fighter
Nancang Q-5  People's Republic of China 1965 2017 Attacker
Harbin H-5
 People's Republic of China 1965 2011 Bomber

Foreign origin aircraft

Aircraft
type
National
origin
Year Notes
In service Retired
Aero L-29 Delfin[1]
 Czechoslovakia 1966 1988 trainer
Aichi E13A  Japan 1945 ? captured Japanese floatplane
Antonov An-2  Soviet Union 1950 1981 transport locally built version in use
Beriev Be-6  Soviet Union 1955 2001 maritime patrol seaplane
Consolidated B-24 Liberator  United States 1946 1949 captured bomber
Curtiss C-46 Commando  United States 1949 1985 captured
Nationalist
transport
de Havilland Mosquito  United Kingdom 1949 1951 captured Nationalist bomber
Ilyushin Il-10  Soviet Union 1949 1972 ground attack aircraft
Ilyushin Il-12  Soviet Union 1950 1998 transport aircraft
Ilyushin Il-14  Soviet Union 1955 1998 transport aircraft
Ilyushin Il-28  Soviet Union 1952 1997 jet bomber
Kawasaki Ki-45  Japan 1945 1946 captured Japanese heavy fighter
Kawasaki Ki-48  Japan 1945 1949 captured Japanese medium bomber
Kawasaki Ki-61  Japan 1945 1949 captured Japanese fighter
Lavochkin La-7  Soviet Union 1950 1958 fighter
Lavochkin La-9  Soviet Union 1949 1959 fighter
Lavochkin La-11  Soviet Union 1949 1964 fighter
Lisunov Li-2  Soviet Union 1949 2001 transport aircraft, Soviet licensed DC-3
Mansyu Ki-79
 Japan 1945 1946 captured Japanese trainer
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9  Soviet Union 1950 1956 jet fighter
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15  Soviet Union 1950 1987 fighter
Mil Mi-1  Soviet Union 1950 1991 transport helicopter
Mitsubishi Ki-51  Japan 1945 1949 captured Japanese light bomber
Nakajima Ki-43
 Japan 1945 1949 captured Japanese fighter
North American B-25 Mitchell  United States 1948 1960s captured Nationalist medium bomber
North American P-51 Mustang  United States 1949 1955 captured Nationalist fighter
North American T-6 Texan  United States 1949 1950 captured Nationalist trainer
Petlyakov Pe-2  Soviet Union 1949 1957 light/dive bomber
Polikarpov Po-2  Soviet Union 1949 1968 utility biplane/trainer
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt  United States 1949 1950 captured Nationalist fighter
Stearman PT-17
 United States 1949 1968 captured Nationalist trainer
Tachikawa Ki-55  Japan 1945 1953 captured Japanese trainer
Tupolev SB  Soviet Union 1937 1938 medium bomber
Tupolev Tu-2  Soviet Union 1950 1982 medium bomber
Tupolev Tu-4  Soviet Union 1951 1997 heavy bomber, copy of Boeing-29 Superfortress
Tupolev Tu-14  Soviet Union 1957 ? torpedo bomber
Tupolev Tu-16  Soviet Union 1959 1985 heavy bomber, Chinese variant in service
Tupolev Tu-124  Soviet Union 1980 1994 airliner
Vickers Viscount  United Kingdom 1967 1986 turboprop airliner
Yakovlev Yak-9  Soviet Union 1949 1957 fighter
Yakovlev Yak-11  Soviet Union 1949 1983 advanced trainer
Yakovlev Yak-12  Soviet Union 1949 1973 light utility transport
Yakovlev Yak-17  Soviet Union 1950 1952 jet fighter
Yakovlev Yak-18  Soviet Union 1949 1992 primary trainer, Chinese variant in service

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Air Forces China Red Air Force". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2013-04-09.