PLA-AF 15th Fighter Division
Encyclopedia
The 15th Fighter Division is a unit of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army Air Force
. It is headquartered at Huairen Air Base
in the Beijing Military Region. The unit is equipped with J-7
fighters and Q-5
ground attack aircraft. PLA-AF fighter
divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
15th 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 Huairen Air Base
Huairen Air Base
Huairen Air Base , named after the nearby city, is a People's Liberation Army Air Force installation near the Fen River, south of the city of Datong, in the northern part of China's Shanxi province...
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:...
fighters and Q-5
Nanchang Q-5
The Nanchang Q-5 , also known as the A-5 in its export versions, is a Chinese-built jet ground-attack aircraft based on the Soviet MiG-19. Its main role is close air support.-Design and development:...
ground attack aircraft. PLA-AF fighter
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
divisions generally consist of about 17,000 personnel and 70-120 aircraft.
15th Fighter Division sub units:
- 43rd Regiment
- 44th Regiment
- 45th 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
- 15th Fighter Division at GlobalSecurity.org
- PLAAF Order of Battle at Scramble Magazine - Dutch Aviation Society