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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240908
Last updated: 11 January 2021
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Date:04-SEP-2020
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Chengdu J-10 ?
Owner/operator:People's Liberation Army Air Force-PLAAF
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:Accident
Location:Sanjia Village, Guilin Qixing District, Guangxi Province -   China
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Li Chia Tsun AFB
Destination airport:Li Chia Tsun AFB
Narrative:
Videos have surfaced on social media, purportedly showing the crash of a PLAAF Su-35 in Guangxi.
The accident scene is about 6 km NW of Guilin Qifengling (Li Chia Tsun) Air Base.
The Air Base is the home of the 5th AF Division which is equipped by Chengdu J-10 fighter jets. Likely a J-10 was involved instead of the Su-35 as reported in social media.

Sources:

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/china/taiwan-shoots-down-chinese-su-35-that-violated-its-airspace/2020/09/04/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r2eOPdq7KM
https://dambiev.livejournal.com/2039323.html

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2020 08:25 gerard57 Added
04-Sep-2020 08:49 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
04-Sep-2020 09:04 harro Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
04-Sep-2020 09:07 harro Updated [Embed code, Narrative]
05-Sep-2020 12:54 sinfu2a Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code]
05-Sep-2020 12:56 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]

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