Units

124th Regiment
125th Regiment
126th Regiment

Unit ID

Location

Nanning Wuxu AB, Guangxi
Guilin AB, Guangxi

References

PLAAF 42nd Division @ China-Military.org
China's Air Force Enters the 21st Century Kenneth W. Allen, Glenn Krumel, Jonathan D. Pollack -- RAND 1995
Defense Intelligence Agency. People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Air Force (May 1991, DIC-1300-445-91) [While our copy secured through the FOIA redacts the author's name, Ken Allen identifies himself as the author in multiple sources.]
Ken Allen. "PLA Air Force Organization" The People's Liberation Army as Organization: Reference Volume v1.0, James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N. D. Yang eds. (Santa Monico: RAND; 2002)

42nd Fighter Division

The 42nd Fighter Division was established in July 1969. The division may be organized with the 124th, 125th, and 126th Regiments. The division conducts its operations from two airbases, Nanning Wuxu and Guilin.

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Units

Unit ID

Location

References

42nd Fighter Division