Pengshan Air Base
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Pengshan Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) air base, located approximately 1 km east of Gongyi Town, in Pengshan County, Sichuan province, Southwestern China.
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Pengshan Air Base | |
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Part of People's Liberation Army Air Force | |
Pengshan, Sichuan, China | |
Coordinates | 30°15′53.20″N 103°51′04.41″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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Beginning in 1949, it was part of the PLAAF Second Aviation School. The Second Aviation School was established on the basis of the 138th Division. The Third Training Regiment had 16 B-5s and 32 BT-5s (PRC manufactured Ilyushin Il-28s) at Pengshan airfield as late as 1986.[1]