PLA-AF 7th Fighter Division
Encyclopedia
The 7th Fighter Division is a unit of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army Air Force
. It is headquartered at Zhangjiakou Air Base in the Beijing Military Region. The unit is equipped with J-7
and J-11
fighters. PLA-AF
fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
7th Fighter Division sub units:
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
. It is headquartered at Zhangjiakou Air Base in the Beijing Military Region. The unit is equipped with J-7
Chengdu J-7
The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:...
and J-11
Shenyang J-11
The Shenyang J-11 with NATO reporting name: Flanker B+ is a single-seat, twin-engine jet fighter based on the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-27 air superiority fighter produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation...
fighters. PLA-AF
People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
7th Fighter Division sub units:
- 19th Regiment
- 21st Regiment
See also
- List of Chinese aircraft
- List of Airbases in the PLAAF
- People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Liberation Army Air ForceThe People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
- People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation ArmyThe People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
External links
- 7th Fighter Division at GlobalSecurity.org
- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society