Rank 58 in the Aviation Heroes collection, this print treats the Shenyang J-11B Flanker as the indigenous heavy fighter China built when licensed Su-27SK production alone could not carry domestic radar, glass cockpit, and PL-12 beyond-visual-range integration — not as a generic grey jet on white. The 3rd Brigade at Wuhu Air Base in Anhui province operates J-11Bs across eastern-theatre air-defence and long-range interception missions, and the 2007 stencil band on this layout marks the year the type cleared initial PLAAF service trials after WS-10 engine delays. Here the Flanker sits in clean technical profile: twin tails splayed, large leading-edge root extensions, and PL-12 silhouettes on the wings that collectors spot before they read the brigade crest.