Harbin Y-12 transport aircraft

Conflict Usage

Myanmar Civil War

Side: State Administration Council and allied forcesRole: Light transport and strike-support aircraftlogisticsstrike

In the Myanmar Civil War, four Y-12 aircraft were commissioned into the Myanmar Air Force in December 2021 and later reported used in airstrikes on Mantong town and nearby villages in northern Shan State.

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