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First One Down: The Shenyang J-8 Fighter’s Career Comes to an End

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In June of this year, the J-8 was officially phased out of service – the first jet fighter designed in China and accepted into operational use. Its path toward full maturity was long, but ultimately remained unfinished. How It All Began By the early 1960s, China had established licensed production of Soviet-designed jet fighters, including […] Post First One Down: The Shenyang J-8 Fighter’s Career Comes to an End at Root-Nation.com.
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Root Nation broke the news on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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