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New Taiwan Air Force Souvenir Shop
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17 October 2023 (Tuesday)
CCK Shop
New Taiwan Air Force Souvenir Shop
By Wendell Minnick (Whiskey Mike) 顏文德
TAIPEI - I visited the new CCK Shop now open to the public. It was originally located inside Songshan Air Force Base and restricted, but now has a door on the public side for military fans.
It is solely a Taiwan Air Force souvenir shop with a choice of patches ranging from official to weekend patches. There are also flight jackets, hats, mugs, key tags, all reasonably priced.
Normal hours are Monday-Friday from 10am to 6pm (18:00). CLOSED on Saturday/Sunday and holidays.
The location is not convenient. I walked 20 minutes from Exit 3 of the Songshan Airport MRT Station to get to the front door (just past the main gate of Songshan Air Force Base).
The direct competitor, the 28 Flying Team, is also a Taiwan Air Force souvenir shop, but includes Army and Navy aviation items.
Though the CCK Shop is not as big as the 28 Flying Team, it is worth a visit as it does have a slightly different variety of products.
Note the business card and additional photographs of products below were taken by Wendell Minnick on 17 October 2023 (click to enlarge):
ABOVE: 209th Materiel Production Center; Clouded Leopard 8-wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier. This is a new design not seen by the author before. For background on equipment see the 500-page Taiwan Army Weapons and Equipment.
ABOVE: J-2 Ministry of National Defense. Challenge Coin.
