14th Fighter Division (People's Republic of China)
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The 14 Fighter Division () is a fighter aircraft unit of the
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People's Liberation Army Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...
(PLAAF). It was formed in February 1951 at
Beijing Nanyuan Airport Beijing Nanyuan Airport was a military airbase and a secondary commercial airport of Beijing. Located in Fengtai District, south of the 4th Ring Road and from Tiananmen Square, Nanyuan Airport was first opened in 1910, making it the olde ...
from elements of the disbanding 95th Division. Stationed at Nanchang, Jiangxi. The division fought in Korea, as a mixed MiG-9/MiG-15 fighter unit. Started its second combat tour in April 1953 and ceased combat in July 1953.. It appears that in September 1992 the 146th Regiment of the disbanding 49th Air Division may have become the 42nd Regiment. The 14th Fighter Division is composed of: * 40th Regiment Nanchang/Xiangtang (J11; Su-27UBK) * 41st Regiment Wuyishan * 42nd Regiment Zhangshu (J7E)


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Aviation Divisions of the People's Liberation Army Military units and formations established in 1951 1951 establishments in China {{China-mil-stub