7th Fighter Aviation Division
Military unit
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The 7th Fighter Aviation 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 the Chengdu J-7 and Shenyang J-11 fighters. PLA-AF fighter divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
| 7th Fighter Aviation Division | |
|---|---|
| 中国人民解放军空军航空兵第七师 | |
| Founded | September 1950 |
| Country |  China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Type | Fighter Wing |
| Part of | Central Theater Command |
| Air Base | Zhangjiakou Air Base |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | Chengdu J-7 Shenyang J-11 |
It was originally formed in September 1950 at Dongfeng, Jilin Province, as a fighter unit with the 19th and 21st Regiments.[1]
It was assigned soon after formation to the air force component of the Chinese People's Volunteers as a mixed MiG-9/MiG-15 fighter unit.[2] It did not enter combat in Korea and returned to Northern China in November 1951.[3][4]
