A Russian IL-14 aircraft that served as Chairman Mao's special plane is seen during a ceremony before it heads for Beijing at Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province December 13. The twin-engine airplane was presented by the former Soviet Union in 1956, and China Civil Aviation Museum in Beijing decided to conserve the small plane of special meanings.

 

A visitor inspects the inside of a Russian IL-14 aircraft which served as Chairman Mao's special plane before it heads for Beijing at Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province December 13.  

 

Flight attendants display an old photo of Chairman Mao inside a Russian IL-14 aircraft that served as Mao's special plane before it heads for Beijing at Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province December 13.

 

Inner view of a Russian IL-14 aircraft which served as Mao's special plane at Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province December 13. 

 

(China Daily via CFP December 14, 2006)