North Korea Air Base question.

[1nutworld]

I'm having trouble identifying the aircraft in this picture. Anyone got ideas?

Google Earth imagery from 5/2017.

[thewood1]

My guess is F-5 on the bottom and the rest are J-7s

But that's a guess. The bottom ones could also be older Mig-15 varients.

[Cik]

bottom left are J-5 (mig-15/17) and the rest are MIG-21

of note on the mig-21 are the big single-segment triangular wings, single tailfin, long blended cockpit.

[1nutworld]

Thanks guys! That is what I was thinking as well, but wanted to get other opinions.

[robrown1]

Those planes have the wrong wing and tail config for Mig-21s. The wings are different than the 21s delta, and the horizontal stabs aren't swept back enough. They look more like FC-1s or even JL-9s. Although I can find no record of China selling those to NK. Bottom two do look like J-5s.

[thewood1]

I really doubt its a JF-17. Media reports would be all over that. The JL-9 is a derivative of the J-7 anyway. The tail config is almost exactly the same as the J-7. I think the shadowing around some of the planes hides how swept back they are.

I doublechecked 2017 Military Balance and the Global air force OOB, along with transactions, and there is no listing of JF-17 sales beyond what is already known as the 100 sold to Pakistan and a few on order in other Nigeria and Burma (or whatever it called now). Also, again shadows play havoc, the wing strakes don't come out far enough.

I am sticking with a Mig-15 variant and a Mig-21 variant.

edit...boy, the more I look at that, it sure does look like a JT-17. I might dig into that a little more.

[1nutworld]

anyone think that the middle 3 ac are Il-28 or H-5? Just curious.

[lumiere]

**old post dig trolling**

Well, coordinate shows this is Gwangju Airbase of South Korea which hosts F-5E training squadron (replaced with T-50 recently?)

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.122542, ... ?entry=ttu

I'm just curious what the usage of MiG-19-like airplane.

[FrancoisX5]

Gwangju Airport in SOUTH Korea, F-5's and F-86's. Picture is probably much older than 2017.