http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090110/60/1crf7.html

In photo, note F-104 monument.

10 January 2009:
56th anniversary of 427th Composite Wing, ROCAF, and 50th anniversary of stationing at CCK AB.

On 12 January 1953, began as 3rd Fighter Bomber Composite Wing, established at Ping Tung AB.
On 16 November 1959, moved from Ping Tung AB to CCK AB, Tai Chung County.
On 16 August 1976, converted to current number.
When established as 427th Tactical Fighter Composite Wing, equipped with C-46 and P-47.
In 1960, converted to F-104.
In January 1991, began conversion to IDF.

http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2009/01/06/china_eyes_south_african_weaponry/1849/

“China eyes South African weaponry”

Published: January 07, 2009
By Andrei Chang
Column: Military Might

Hong Kong, China — China has had a number of dealings with South African weapons manufacturers over the past decade, most of which have not resulted in actual weapons purchases. However, several recent China-made military technologies bear suspicious resemblances to their South African counterparts.

(IMO, the WZ-10 doesn’t exist.) XD

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090103/17/1cdk2.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090103/8/1cdyh.html

5 December 2008:
IDF.
ROCAF, based at Tai Nan AB.
During landing, aborted landing by control tower, and landed later.

Without notifying the control tower, Lieutenant Colonel JIANG Yu Qun, battalion commander of the MP tasked with base defense, drove his car, carrying the incoming new battalion commander, across the taxiway and runway.
Control tower saw the car, and ordered the IDF to abort landing.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090105/60/1cgys.html

5 January 2009:
ROCAF CIC General Peng officially opens the “ROC military joint air crew survival training centre” at the ROCAF officers academy.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090104/17/1cf0r.html

Gan Su Province, Commie China, reportedly has a mock-up of CCK ROCAF AB.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090104/78/1ceex.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090104/4/1ce9w.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090103/5/1cdpt.html

Google Earth vs camouflage/decoys at PLA bases.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090104/78/1ceez.html

Google Earth vs ROC military bases.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090101/60/1cajr.html

ROC military joint logistics calendar.
ROCAF member counting F-16 tires.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090103/60/1cdq7.html

ROCAF medals calendar.

] One of the most beautiful planes ever built

The blurry An-2/Y-5 in the background? XD

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090101/1/1c9vy.html

“2008 major ROC military news review”

Reviewing 2008, my most memorable military aviation event, inside or outside Commie China, is the disappearance of PLA Mi-171 LH92734 in Si Chuan Province.

The first few weeks after the 5.12 earthquake in Si Chuan Province, the Commie Chinese TV channels were amazingly transparent, and were live-reporting the disaster relief campaign, practically 24/7.
When I first heard a Chicom military helo had gone Elvis, I first thought maybe it was delayed by local weather. As hours dragged on, into night, I thought maybe it had a mechanical or technical malfunction, and had emergency landed somewhere. Also, I was disappointed the helo had no emergency IFF transponder.

After all, the pilot was a Senior Colonel, and even the flight engineer was a Colonel; which somewhat reminded me of two of the Star Trek movies, when a Klingon Bird-of-Prey Class gunboat, was borrowed by a Starfleet crew of Captains and Commanders.
As the night dragged on, into day, then into another night, I thought maybe it crash-landed somewhere, and hoped some of its crew and passengers could survive.

Eventually, after some false alarms, they found the crash spot, and looking at its photo, it was hopeless: the side of a cliff or slope in a gullly. Imagine: punching your fist against a concrete wall.

Coincidentally:

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/081230/4/9zc7.html

港商製地震英雄Figure 全球義賣
(明報)12月31日 星期三 05:10

“Hong Kong-made earthquake hero figures
Global charity sale”

2008 figures; $299 each. Half is a People’s Armed Police figure; half is a PLA figure.

http://www.alert5.com/2008/12/results-should-china-build-aircraft.html

“Results : Should China build an aircraft carrier?”

Monday, December 29, 2008

Here are the results of last week’s poll on whether China should build an aircraft carrier.

(I’m one of that 56.9%.)

26 December 2008:
20th anniversary of first IDF roll-out on 10 December 1988.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/081226/60/1bvwy.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/081226/60/1bvvq.html