PLA-AF 4th Fighter Division

PLA-AF 4th Fighter Division

The 4th Fighter Division is a unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF). Initially established in 1950, it was soon redesignated 1st Fighter Division. It was reestablished in 1956. It is headquartered at Liaoyang, Liaoning Province, in the Shenyang Military Region. The 4th Fighter Division is believed to be equipped with the Chengdu J-7E fighter aircraft. PLA-AF fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.

The 4th Fighter Division is composed of:
* 10th Regiment
* 11th Regiment (unconfirmed)
* 12th Regiment

ee also

* People's Liberation Army Air Force
* People's Liberation Army
* People's Liberation Army Navy
* List of Chinese aircraft
* List of Airbases in the PLA-AF

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/4fd.htm "4th Fighter Division" at GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF182/CF182.ch9.pdf "PLA-AF" at Rand.org]


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