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PLA Air Force lends support from the skies

Eleven transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, including six large, domestically developed Y-20 planes, headed a massive operation to send 1,400 medics and supplies from seven cities to Wuhan, Hubei province, on Thursday.

China Daily | Updated: 2020-02-17 00:00

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Military medics line up to board a PLA Air Force transport aircraft at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan province, heading for Wuhan, Hubei province, early on Thursday. LIU CHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

Military medics arrive at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan on Thursday. CHEN XIAODONG/FOR CHINA DAILY

Workers load medical supplies on a Y-20 transport aircraft at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu on Thursday morning. LIU CHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

Airmen load medical supplies on a transport aircraft at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu. LIU CHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

Two Il-76 transport aircraft arrive at Tianhe International Airport on Thursday. SHAO ZIYANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

Eleven PLA Air Force transport aircraft arrive at Tianhe International Airport on Thursday during the largest Air Force mission to support a civilian operation. CHEN XIAODONG/FOR CHINA DAILY

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