Surprised I didn't make a thread about these before! So, prior to my visit to the first (and, possibly, last) Wonsan Air Festival, we spent a day in Beijing at the justifiably famous Datanshan.
Everything they say is true. Sadly the famous tunnel was undergoing refurbishment so there was very little to get from it, especially with out a tripod. But otherwise...good lord, what a museum. Huge doesn't even describe it, it really is the size of the airfield. The highlight for me as a photographer was the storage area. An-2s, Il-2s and all sorts in various states, left there in pieces. Superb stuff. The difficulty was the constant and pervading haze that really got in the way for wide shots. You could easily spend 2 full days here and not see everything.
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Y-5 with Floats by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF Be-6P Madge by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF Fighter Jets by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Civil Chinese aircraft by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLA guns by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF Mi-8 cockpit by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Empty cockpits by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Yak-18 noses by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF J-2 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Control panel, MiG-15 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Empty cockpits by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Aeroplane decay by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Y-5 Colts by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked PLAAF J-2 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Il-2 Shturmovik by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Y-5 Colt by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Y-5 Colt by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Y-5 tails by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Y-5 tails by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Y-5 Colts by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Il-2 Shturmovik by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Yak-18 and Unknown Film Prop by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Taiwanese (ROC) Li-2 Cab by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Museum wrecks by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Il-2 Shturmovik by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Il-2 Shturmovik bodies by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Li-2 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Wrecked Trident Fuselage by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Y-5 with floats by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Trident, Il-18 and An-12 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Museum pieces by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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KPAAF Roundels by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Museum pieces by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLANAF SH-5 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Enthusiasts at the museum by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF Fighter Jets by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF Fighter Jets by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF H-6 (Tu-16 Badger) and P-51D Mustang by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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PLAAF J-6 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
Datanshan, September 2016
Datanshan, September 2016
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Re: Datanshan, September 2016
Good grief - what a fantastic post Sam, much appreciated - thanks for posting.
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Re: Datanshan, September 2016
awesome place and great pictures, every where else must be an anti-climax now
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Re: Datanshan, September 2016
You could say that! That line of MiG-15s has 29 aircraft - I volunteer at the de Havilland Museum which doesn't even have 29 aircraft!
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Re: Datanshan, September 2016
Absolutely splendid, mate...
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Re: Datanshan, September 2016
Remarkable stuff. Some really nice photography there too Sam.
I usually find airframes deteriorating outside quite depressing, but here they're fascinating.
I usually find airframes deteriorating outside quite depressing, but here they're fascinating.
Re: Datanshan, September 2016
Loving that, great set
Re: Datanshan, September 2016
Superb set Sam, the Be-6P is a Qing-6 as it's turboprop.
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11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6