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

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).

Historic aircraft

Aircraft type	National Origin	Year		Notes
		In Service	Retired
Aero L-29 Delfin	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 DH.98 Mosquito	United Kingdom	1949	1951	captured Nationalist bomber
Harbin H-5	People's Republic of China	1958	2004	licensed Soviet Il-28 jet bomber
Harbin Z-5	People's Republic of China	1959	Stored?	copy of Soviet Mi-4 transport helicopter
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
Nanchang CJ-5	People's Republic of China	1954	2001	licensed Soviet Yak-18 trainer
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
Shenyang J-5	People's Republic of China	1956	1992	licensed Soviet MiG-17 fighter
Shenyang J-6	People's Republic of China	1962	2010	licensed Soviet MiG-19 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, B-29 copy
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

• People's Liberation Army