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On November 11, 1949, the PLA air force announced its establishment 40 days after the founding of the People's Republic of China. |
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On March 8, 1952, the first batch of female pilots flew six L-2 transport aircraft over Tiananmen Square. |
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On July 11, 1954, the first airplane made in China, CJ-5, completed its first trial flight in Nanchang. |
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On Sept. 8, 1956, Shenyang Airplane Factory manufactured J-5, the first fighter jet in China. It was then approved to be put into batch-production. |
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In July 1958, the first Chinese-designed jet trainer aircraft, JJ-1, completed its first trial flight in Shenyang. |
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On September 30, 1959, the J-6 fighter, produced by Shenyang Airplane Factory, completed its first trial flight. |
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