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This aircraft represents the paint scheme of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Air Force J-2 (MiG-15bis) “1765” prior to its pilot defecting to Taiwan in 1962. The aircraft belonged to the 6th Division, 16th Group, 3rd Wing, 8th Squadron at Zhejiang’s Lu-Qiao AB on Mainland China. The pilot that defected with this aircraft was Liu Chen-se. Liu was rewarded 1,000 taels (approximately 50 kg) of gold, and the position of deputy director of a Republic of China Air Force radio station. He was honorably discharged with a rank of Colonel.