PLA-AF 1st Fighter Division
- PLA-AF 1st Fighter Division
The 1st Fighter Division is a unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. It is headquartered at Anshan Air Base in the Shenyang Military Region. The unit is equipped with Chengdu J-7, Shenyang J-8 and Shenyang J-11 fighters. PLA-AF fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
1st Fighter Division sub units:
* 1st Regiment
* 2nd Regiment
* 3rd Regiment
The unit was visited in March 2007 by Peter Pace, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. [cite web|accessdate=2007-06-20]
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=32572
title=Pace Visits Chinese Air Base, Checks Out Su-27 Fighter-Bomber
date=March 24, 2007|work=DefenseLink News
publisher=U.S. Department of Defense] ee also
* List of Chinese aircraft
* List of Airbases in the PLAAF
* People's Liberation Army Air Force
* People's Liberation Army
References
External links
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/1fd.htm "1st Fighter Division" at GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://www.sinodefence.com/organisation/airforce/1div.asp "1st Fighter Division" at SinoDefense]
* [http://www.scramble.nl/cn.htm "PLAAF Order of Battle"] at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society
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