Air Force August 1st Aerobatic Team Flies Over the Great Wall to Celebrate the 77th Anniversary of the People's Air Force

Source-stated date: 6 November 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

空军八一飞行表演队飞越长城献礼人民空军成立77周年

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Published6 November 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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Six J-10 aircraft of the Air Force August 1st Aerobatic Team flew a tight low-altitude formation pass over the Huangyaguan Great Wall in Tianjin on November 6 to mark the PLAAF's 77th founding anniversary, following a similar flyover of the Egyptian Pyramids in 2024. The article is a prestige-messaging piece; its analytical value lies in documenting how the team is framed as a diplomatic instrument — the 国家大礼、蓝天仪仗 ('national ceremonial gift and blue-sky honor guard') formulation — and how commander Li Bin's invocation of 战略空军 ('strategic air force') ties aerobatic diplomacy to the PLAAF's broader institutional identity claim. The piece records no new capability or posture development; it extends a baseline on how official media uses the team's international profile to project confidence in PLAAF modernization.

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新华社天津11月6日电（高玉娇、肖航）11月6日上午，空军八一飞行表演队6架歼-10表演机，以密集编队低空山谷飞行的方式，飞越天津黄崖关长城，献礼人民空军成立77周年。 11月6日上午，空军八一飞行表演队6架歼-10表演机，以密集编队低空山谷飞行的方式，飞越天津黄崖关长城，献礼人民空军成立77周年。新华社发（余红春摄）燕山叠翠，雄关巍峨。天津黄崖关长城上空，空军八一飞行表演队6架歼-10表演机穿云而来。六机编队以极限间距保持密集队形，进行低空通场飞行。表演机拉出的红、黄、蓝三色彩烟漫卷长空。 11月6日上午，空军八一飞行表演队6架歼-10表演机，以密集编队低空山谷飞行的方式，飞越天津黄崖关长城，献礼人民空军成立77周年。新华社发（朱姜海摄） “低空飞行时气流扰动大、观察余量小。6架表演机整齐划一的密集编队姿态，直观展现出空军八一飞行表演队的过硬素养，也折射出人民空军不断提升的训练水平。”军事专家张学峰说。空军八一飞行表演队践行“国家大礼、蓝天仪仗”的使命任务，组建64年来，始终坚持所有特技动作根植实战标准，先后装备歼-5、歼-6、歼教-5、歼-7EB、歼-7GB、歼-10、歼-10C表演机，为180多个国家和地区的800多个代表团进行了800余次飞行表演。 11月6日上午，空军八一飞行表演队6架歼-10表演机，以密集编队低空山谷飞行的方式，飞越天津黄崖关长城，献礼人民空军成立77周年。新华社发（余红春摄） 11月6日上午，空军八一飞行表演队6架歼-10表演机，以密集编队低空山谷飞行的方式，飞越天津黄崖关长城，献礼人民空军成立77周年。新华社发（余红春摄）据了解，这是空军八一飞行表演队2024年飞越埃及金字塔后，又一次飞越世界地标性建筑。 “金字塔是人类古老文明的见证，长城是中华民族的精神图腾。飞越这些世界地标性建筑，展示的是战略空军开放自信的形象。”空军八一飞行表演队队长李斌表示，“一流的空军要有一流的表演队。随着人民空军现代化建设持续推进，表演队的航迹将向更远的地方延伸。”

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