China celebrates 60th founding anniversary of PLA Air Force

BEIJING: A ceremony to celebrate the 60th founding anniversary for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force was held on Wednesday morning in Beijing.

The leading formation of the air force show，a Kongjing-2000 AEWC aircraft escorted by eight J-7 fighters, flies over the Tian'anmen Square in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing, October 1,  2009. [Xinhua]

Vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou and senior officers of the Air Force attended the ceremony.

The PLA air force has become an integrated service comprising aviation troops, land-to-air missile, radar and anti-aircraft troops, and paratroops.