The Third Ministry of Machine Building of the People's Republic of China () was a former government ministry of China, which oversaw the aviation industry. The Ministry was established in April 1955. After the

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, the first information about its business comes from March 1973. Under this name he was known to the ministry in May 1982. In April 1988 it became part of the newly created Ministry of Aerospace Industry. At the close cooperation with the Soviet Union ministry was responsible for launching the production supplied by Soviet fighters F-2 ( MiG-15), J-4 ( MiG-17), JS (MiG-17PF) and J-6 ( MiG-19) and bombers, H-5 ( Il-28) and H-6 ( Tu-16). Also launched its own production of J-7 fighter ( MiG-21). Modern aircraft factories in:

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

(J-4, J-5, J-6, J-7, J-8, J-11),

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(H-6, H-8),

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(H-5) and

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

(J-7).

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* Malcolm Lamb: ''Directory of officials and Organizations in China'', ME Sharpe Inc. Armonk, NY, 2003, p. 1911 +, , Volume 1 * ''China's Economic System'', Routledge Abingdon 2005, 594 p., {{authority control Government ministries of the People's Republic of China Government agencies established in 1955 1955 establishments in China

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