Chinese Air Force ace Wei Dinglie posing in front of his I-16 fighter, China, circa 1937 to early 1938

Caption     Chinese Air Force ace Wei Dinglie posing in front of his I-16 fighter, China, circa 1937 to early 1938 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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Photo Size 500 x 336 pixels
Photos at Same Place China
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This anonymous work originating in the Republic of China is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 50 years after the work was made available to the public. The Republic of China governed mainland China until 1949, after which it relocated to Taiwan. Copyright protection for anonymous works under the post-1949 communist Beijing government is also 50 years.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Darian says:
8 Apr 2011 08:14:13 AM

Has anyone got any color details on the Chinese I-16 ?.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
22 Mar 2012 08:41:08 PM

Most Chinese I-16s were camouflaged in dark green uppersurface with light blue undersurface. Engine cowling was painted black on some, but not all I-16s fuselage carried aircraft number, rudder marked with white and blue stripes, wing markings top and bottom were Chinese twelve-pointed sun in blue and white.

CHINESE ACE:

Colonel Liu Che-Sun shotdown 9 Japanese aircraft, he was later killed in action 1938
3. Anyone says:
28 Dec 2020 03:32:20 AM

The person in photo is 32ιšŠεˆ†ιšŠι•·ιŸ‹ιΌŽηƒˆ, but not Liu Che-Sun.
4. Anyone says:
28 Dec 2020 03:34:45 AM

The person in photo is 32nd SQ Wei Dinglie, but not Liu Che-Sun.
5. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
30 Dec 2020 07:26:41 PM

Thanks to Anyone of 28 Dec 2020. The caption has been updated.

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