PLAAF's aging Su-27UBK crash Near Rongcheng (Shandong prov.). Two pilots killed.

As Richard Gere would put it China Karma in Tibet

First contract for a batch of 24 Su-27 was signed on June 14, 1990 and after 19 years of service; it is not surprising to note that first batch has already reached its end-of-service-life. The original SU-27 airframe only has a stated service life of 5000 hours.

The SU27 which are still flying are crashing out of the skies courtesy of Made in China spurious spare parts

Wu Yongming, deputy chief of staff of an aviation regiment under the PLA Air Force

 

 

Yu Liang, head of a flight group of the aviation regiment under the PLA Air Force.

Seems PLAAF had given a Beach Touch-And-Go mission to the 2 pilots