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

[HeroOftheFerelden]

Apologies for the elementary question, but in this image posted a

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, alongside the J-11B/BS, a J-11A/MLU was visible. Do you happen to know which Training Brigade this unit belongs to...?
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93rd Regiment under 26th Division based in SuZhou, been flying JC-8 before this stop gap conversion, a recon reg.

 

[Deino]

93rd Regiment under 26th Division based in SuZhou, been flying JC-8 before this stop gap conversion, a recon reg.

Pardon, wait ... you say the 93rd AR has finally retired its JC-8 (JZ-8F) and converted to a mix of J-11A/B/BS???

May I ask where you got this from and even more if these images were taken at SuZhou? ... and what do you mean with "stop gap conversion"? So it will gain another type soon?

 

[Alpine_Lynx]

93rd Regiment under 26th Division based in SuZhou, been flying JC-8 before this stop gap conversion, a recon reg.

Thank you for your reply! That was fascinating information, quite beyond what I could have anticipated based on my own knowledge.
Having re-examined the location, it appears to be a

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, and I believe it is highly likely this photograph was taken in Suzhou

This overturns my initial, rather superficial assumption that AB was Hailar, and it now seems almost certain that AB is Suzhou