B-4026 is a Boeing 737-76D #7BB0E1, part of Central (PLAAF HQ) Command's 34th Transport Division, 100th Air Regiment out of Beijing.
Back tracing the origin of the flight, FR24 coverage only began as it left Myanmar, but that is not where it came from. Briefly, 2 hours ago, the flight was spotted on ADSBx over Thailand. This is also NOT where it originated from.
So, Wei Fenghe, Defence Minister of China, is in Dhaka today.
Interesting. This explains the gap in coverage of the Dhaka B-737 flight. CCP Defence Minister Wei Fenghe visited, and agreed with, Vietnam on strengthening bi-lateral ties & defense cooperation.
eng.chinamil.com.cn caption: "Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe pays tribute to Chinese martyrs died in assisting Vietnam in the battles against French and American aggression at a cemetery in Gia Lam District of Hanoi on April 25, 2021."
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SAR imagery confirms destroyed airframes at the locations in part 3.
Adjusting suspected one Tu-22M location (52.901642, 103.575327) to 52.900303, 103.574194.
Adding third suspected Tu-22M: 52.895627, 103.582776