China Flanker Thread III (land based, exclude J-15)

[Totoro]

So if batch 13 got PLAAF to some 320 airframes, give or take, this 14th batch is gonna take it to 340-350 airframes? Probably before the end of this year?

 

[GOODTREE]

I know, but that makes it even more strange since there are now active Fighter Regiments in service anymore

Ohhh, I thought of it, “东方某团” may be the 804th Brigade of the Air Force Air Corps, which was formerly known as the 10th Regiment of the 4th Division of the Naval Air Force, and which had been awarded the honorary title of “海空雄鹰团” in 1965. Because of the fame of the “海空雄鹰团”, it was called the “东方某团”.
No sure about that.

 

[ismellcopium]

At first sight just another J-16 assigned to an Air Brigade within the Southern Theater Command, but if I'm not mistaken, this could look like a Batch 14 number (cn. 1402 ??)

Any idea which base this is?

(Image via @太湖军I名 from Weibo)

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Was this the first time?

 

[Deino]

Was this the first time?

yes

 

[ismellcopium]

Lol. The image right below that from the WeChat account (南部空军）does actually kind of look like a 18xx...?



But I don't see how that would make any sense.