Transfer of PLANAF assets to PLAAF?

Deino

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Thanks very much for the reply, Mr. Rupprecht. I realize you're very busy with the air show and related industry news, so I'm grateful for your time and valuable input.

Oh, no problem but it is indeed difficult to keep up and not to miss anything, but my wife is out with her friends, the kids are already grown up and so dad has an (almost) free weekend for his hobby!
 

Buncheong

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I have a follow-up question. Do the PLANAF aircraft transferred to PLAAF retain their prior paint schemes and markings? In other words, do they still have the colours of their PLANAF service?

Or have they been repainted and renumbered to reflect their new commands?
 

Deino

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I have a follow-up question. Do the PLANAF aircraft transferred to PLAAF retain their prior paint schemes and markings? In other words, do they still have the colours of their PLANAF service?

Or have they been repainted and renumbered to reflect their new commands?


That's a question I still wasn't able to fully answer ... IMO most fighters are just transferred as they are and only slowly a few were repainted like this JH-7A, albeit still with the same serial number:

JH-7A 83296 - Sino-Thai Falcon Strike 2024 - 疯子白杨.jpg

Otherwise I haven't seen any renumbered type so far.
 

Buncheong

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That's a question I still wasn't able to fully answer ... IMO most fighters are just transferred as they are and only slowly a few were repainted like this JH-7A, albeit still with the same serial number:

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Otherwise I haven't seen any renumbered type so far.
Okay thank you so much, your insights are as always very gratefully appreciated!
 
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