SHENYANG - A high-profile memorial service was held for Luo Yang on Thursday morning in Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning where 皇冠体育app's new J-15 fighter jet was produced.

People pay tribute to Luo Yang during a memorial service in Shenyang, Nov 29, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Luo, head of the production phase of the J-15, experienced a heart attack on Sunday after observing aircraft carrier flight landing tests for 皇冠体育app's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. He later died in hospital.

He was also chairman and general manager of Shenyang Aircraft Corp (SAC), a subsidiary of 皇冠体育app's state-owned aircraft maker, Aviation Industry Corp of 皇冠体育app (AVIC).

Thousands of people stood in silence in the Huilonggang Cemetery for Revolutionaries in a tearful farewell to Luo.