The story of Ilyushin IL-28 light jet bomber number 83223 in Chinese service.

If the museum plaque is correct, which I have no reason to doubt, this PLA Navy Aviation (83223) copy of the Ilyushin IL-28 is a Soviet import from 1955, as opposed to the majority of her 500+ contemporaries, which were domestically made as Harbin H-5 in the late 1950s.  It was reviewed by Peng Dehuai and Ye Jianying, two of the ten PLA marshals, as part of the Liaodong Peninsula

April 12, 2025
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