Datanshan, September 2016

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Datanshan, September 2016

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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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ImageY-5 with Floats by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF Be-6P Madge by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF Fighter Jets by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageCivil Chinese aircraft by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLA guns by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF Mi-8 cockpit by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageEmpty cockpits by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageYak-18 noses by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF J-2 by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageControl panel, MiG-15 by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageEmpty cockpits by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageAeroplane decay by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Y-5 Colts by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked PLAAF J-2 by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Il-2 Shturmovik by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Y-5 Colt by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Y-5 Colt by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageY-5 tails by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageY-5 tails by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Y-5 Colts by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Il-2 Shturmovik by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageYak-18 and Unknown Film Prop by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageTaiwanese (ROC) Li-2 Cab by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageMuseum wrecks by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Il-2 Shturmovik by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Il-2 Shturmovik bodies by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Li-2 by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageWrecked Trident Fuselage by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageY-5 with floats by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageTrident, Il-18 and An-12 by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageMuseum pieces by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageKPAAF Roundels by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageMuseum pieces by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLANAF SH-5 by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImageEnthusiasts at the museum by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF Fighter Jets by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF Fighter Jets by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF H-6 (Tu-16 Badger) and P-51D Mustang by Sam Wise, on Flickr

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ImagePLAAF J-6 by Sam Wise, on Flickr
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Re: Datanshan, September 2016

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Good grief - what a fantastic post Sam, much appreciated - thanks for posting. :smile:

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awesome place and great pictures, every where else must be an anti-climax now
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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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Absolutely splendid, mate... :rock: :rock:

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Remarkable stuff. Some really nice photography there too Sam.

I usually find airframes deteriorating outside quite depressing, but here they're fascinating. :clap:

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Loving that, great set

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Superb set Sam, the Be-6P is a Qing-6 as it's turboprop.
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