29jan2018 pix/VID: that mysterious Chinese Air Force crash..

[Stratofreighter]

...possible types seem to range from a Boeing 737 to a Y-8 variant, used for SIGINT/ELINT....

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 20180129-0

Date: Monday 29 January 2018
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Zhengchang, Suiyang County, Guizhou Province ( China)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: Military

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UihP0_LRwi8

http://www.aviationanalysis.net/2018/01 ... ashes.html

The aircraft crashed on January 29 afternoon during a training exercise,
Chinese PLA Air Force said in a statement.

It is still not clear what type of aircraft was involved in the crashed.
But clues from wreckage indicate a PLA Air Force Y-8G SIGINT/ELINT intelligence aircraft was involved.
Also the Y-8G fleet of the 20th Special Missions Division is based close to the crash site.

The Chinese manufactured Shaanxi Y-8 is derived from Soviet era Antonov AN-12 transport.