JF-17 Thunder Serial Number Pictorial Collection

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Salaam brothers,

Please help. I've totally exhausted googling images and videos of the following aircraft and I just cannot find them. I'm missing these from my collection.

13-147, 16-227, 17-246, 18-249, 18-250, ??-256, 19-258

I would appreciate it if you can share any of the above but most importantly the 13-147.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Does anyone know why the following serial productions of JF-17 Thunders were produced either a year earlier or a year later and not coming out in the usual numerical order?

Produced in 2015 when they should've been produced in 2016:
15-207, 15-209, 15-211, 15-212, 15-213, 15-216

Produced in 2016 when they should've been produced in 2015:
16-206, 16-208, 16-210

Produced in 2016 when it should've been produced in 2017:
16-235

Produced in 2017 when it should've been produced in 2016:
17-234

Has the painter messed up the serial numbers or is there another reason?


Also please can someone clarify which of these two photos is genuine and which is photoshopped.

15-206 or 16-206

The first one makes more sense but the second looks more realistic and I can only find one photo of each on the net.

 

[HRK]

18-250

17-246

 

[TNT]

Does anyone know why the following serial productions of JF-17 Thunders were produced either a year earlier or a year later and not coming out in the usual numerical order?

Produced in 2015 when they should've been produced in 2016:
15-207, 15-209, 15-211, 15-212, 15-213, 15-216

Produced in 2016 when they should've been produced in 2015:
16-206, 16-208, 16-210

Produced in 2016 when it should've been produced in 2017:
16-235

Produced in 2017 when it should've been produced in 2016:
17-234

Has the painter messed up the serial numbers or is there another reason?


Also please can someone clarify which of these two photos is genuine and which is photoshopped.

15-206 or 16-206

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The first one makes more sense but the second looks more realistic and I can only find one photo of each on the net.

No offense but i have seen u asking about JF17 serial numbers on so many threads. This kind of makes me suspicious, why are u so much interested in it? A fan would not go to such extend. You know there are people on this forum whose eye brows would be raised and they will do one hell of a background check on u.

 

[Bil]

Serial productions of any product is a vital information. As Pakistani (if you are) you should be only enjoying the successes of JF-17. Why do you need such sensitive piece of information? What are you going to use it for?

As an IT expect I can tell which is genuine and which one is not (I have tools which can tell me in 2 mins, and dont try on google, because these are paid software's), but why would I do it? What the incentive?

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

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Thanks brother but I can't see the serial number on the first one and second is incomplete.

Sorry, I should've mentioned that I am looking for a complete aircraft photo that looks like the following clearly displaying the serial numbers.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

No offense but i have seen u asking about JF17 serial numbers on so many threads. This kind of makes me suspicious, why are u so much interested in it? A fan would not go to such extend. You know there are people on this forum whose eye brows would be raised and they will do one hell of a background check on u.

Serial productions of any product is a vital information. As Pakistani (if you are) you should be only enjoying the successes of JF-17. Why do you need such sensitive piece of information? What are you going to use it for?

As an IT expect I can tell which is genuine and which one is not (I have tools which can tell me in 2 mins, and dont try on google, because these are paid software's), but why would I do it? What the incentive?

I have been following the development of JF-17 Thunder since the 1990s almost obsessively.

How can recording of aircraft's serial numbers be suspicious when the air forces around the world paint them so big for recognition purposes in the first place? People go to great lengths plane spotting and train spotting,... even bird watching.

 

[Bil]

I have been following the development of JF-17 Thunder since the 1990s almost obsessively.

How can recording of aircraft's serial numbers be suspicious when the air forces around the world paint them so big for recognition purposes in the first place? People go to great lengths plane spotting and train spotting,... even bird watching.

It doesnt matter since when you have been following, the point is, why you need that piece of information?

Yes, those details are printed on aircraft but I havent seen many who follow it and try to put together the data the way you do, no offense though (its a bit bizarre).

 

[cranwerkhan]

No offense but i have seen u asking about JF17 serial numbers on so many threads. This kind of makes me suspicious, why are u so much interested in it? A fan would not go to such extend. You know there are people on this forum whose eye brows would be raised and they will do one hell of a background check on u.

you are right he might be a false flag indian. i have been observing him and i thought the same

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

It doesnt matter since when you have been following, the point is, why you need that piece of information?

Yes, those details are printed on aircraft but I havent seen many who follow it and try to put together the data the way you do, no offense though (its a bit bizarre).

I primarily need it for this thread;

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/jf-17-thunder-serial-number-pictorial-collection.252868/

Enjoy.

you are right he might be a false flag indian. i have been observing him and i thought the same

Yes, you got me.

I've been observing you as well and I think you might be a chimpanzee belonging to the planet of the apes.

 

[Affanakad0t.]

Come one guys. He is just curious

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

Come one guys. He is just curious

Agreed. The guy's asking for serial numbers, not access to the PAF's EW/ECM threat libraries.

 

[GriffinsRule]

Salaam brothers,

Please help. I've totally exhausted googling images and videos of the following aircraft and I just cannot find them. I'm missing these from my collection.

13-147, 16-227, 17-246, 18-249, 18-250, ??-256, 19-258

I would appreciate it if you can share any of the above but most importantly the 13-147.

Cant be much help there but here the nose of 13-147 peaking through haha

I am missing the ones you asked for as well. Do you have 17-237?

 

[GriffinsRule]

Does anyone know why the following serial productions of JF-17 Thunders were produced either a year earlier or a year later and not coming out in the usual numerical order?

Produced in 2015 when they should've been produced in 2016:
15-207, 15-209, 15-211, 15-212, 15-213, 15-216

Produced in 2016 when they should've been produced in 2015:
16-206, 16-208, 16-210

Produced in 2016 when it should've been produced in 2017:
16-235

Produced in 2017 when it should've been produced in 2016:
17-234

Has the painter messed up the serial numbers or is there another reason?


Also please can someone clarify which of these two photos is genuine and which is photoshopped.

15-206 or 16-206

View attachment 589435

View attachment 589436

The first one makes more sense but the second looks more realistic and I can only find one photo of each on the net.

I have noticed the same discrepancy in my pictures for the JF-17. Cant explain the reason really, that would be up to Kamra I suppose.
For the 15-206 vs 16-206, the latter is the correct number.

You can see 15-206 tail number here as well on and aircraft without any squadron markings. Its not the case of a paint job but might rather my speculation is it has something to do with which year the airframe actually entered service, not necessarily finished production? These few jets might have overlapped 2015 and 2016 and the year corrected accordingly.
You can see this happen with the K-3E as well where the year on the serial number updated from expected year/date of service to actual service entry. Here is an example of what I am talking about.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Cant be much help there but here the nose of 13-147 peaking through haha
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I am missing the ones you asked for as well. Do you have 17-237?

Thanks brother. That'll do for now.

Here you go: 17-237